All the living cats had to be put down.
By Raif Karerat
WASHINGTON, DC: A Florida man who had hoarded 92 dead and sick cats within his home is being sent to prison for three years.
According to the Associated Press, Jerry McCallum pleaded no contest Monday to felony animal cruelty and misdemeanor animal abandonment charges and admitted to violating his probation.
In December of 2014, McCallum’s probation officer entered the home at 1208 E. Chestnut Ave. and discovered that little to nothing had been done to comply with his request to clean it, reported to Northwest Florida Daily News.
The Panhandle Animal Welfare Society was called in and removed the 92 cats. Some were already dead and nearly all were so sick they had to be put down, PAWS Director Dee Thompson said afterward.
According to court records, McCallum and Guy allowed five of the cats to suffer painful deaths by not seeking veterinarian help and treatment, reported Examiner.com.
Felicia Guy, the woman with whom McCallum shared the Chestnut Avenue trailer, did not offer a plea at her Monday docket day, but will appear in court again Friday, Assistant State Attorney Clifton Drake said.
“I anticipate she probably will plea, but I can’t say that for sure since nothing has been signed yet,” McCallum said.
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that is too cruel. every creature deserves a healthy home!