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96-Year-old Woman Taken From Home With 50 Cats

                   
clickondetroit.com
Jul 23, 2008
        
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DETROIT -- Animal control officers raided a home near Van Dyke and 15 Mile Road Wednesday afternoon after neighbors complained about a strong smell of feces and urine. Once inside, authorities found a 96-year-old woman living with 50 cats and at least two-dozen dead cats. Police said six inches or more of cat feces lined the floors and a hazardous materials team was called in to assist in the clean up. Authorities determined the house is uninhabitable. The 96-year-old woman was taken to Henry Ford Hospital where she will undergo a psychiatric... [read full story]                    

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Cats removed from home are 'pretty sick,' isolated

 detnews.com Jul 25, 2008
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50 cats taken from Sterling Heights home after complaint about smell

 freep.com Jul 23, 2008
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Cats removed from home are 'pretty sick,' isolated

detnews.com
Jul 25, 2008
        

42 felines taken after neighbors complained about smell; officials undecided about prosecuting owner. Macomb County Animal Shelter officials on Thursday were evaluating dozens of disease-ridden cats that were removed from...

                   

STERLING HEIGHTS: Stench brings police to home packed with cats

freep.com
Jul 24, 2008
        

About 50 cats -- some dead -- were removed from a Sterling Heights home Wednesday after officials responded to a complaint of a noxious order at the home. The 64-year-old woman at the Irving Street home was taken to a hospital...

50 cats are removed

detnews.com
Jul 24, 2008
        

Even after a decade of living in a nice, well-kempt Sterling Heights neighborhood, Michelle and Sam Ricevuto haven't really enjoyed relaxing in their yard. The smell of cat urine that wafted from their neighbor's home on Irving...

50 cats removed from Sterling Heights home

detnews.com
Jul 24, 2008
        

Neighbors had complained about smell from home; woman taken for psychiatric evaluation. Christina Stolarz / The Detroit News STERLING HEIGHTS -- Even after a decade of living in a nice, well-kempt Sterling Heights neighborhood,...

50 cats taken from Sterling Heights home

freep.com
Jul 23, 2008
        

BY CHRISTINA HALL • FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER • July 23, 2008 About 50 cats — some dead — were removed from a Sterling Heights home today after officials responded to the residence on a noxious odor compliant. The 64-year-old...

                   

Woman, 64, Taken From Home With 50 Cats

clickondetroit.com
Jul 23, 2008
        

DETROIT -- Animal control officers raided a home near Van Dyke and 15 Mile Road Wednesday afternoon after neighbors complained about a strong smell of feces and urine. Once inside, authorities found a 64-year-old woman living...

50 cats taken from Sterling Heights home after complaint about smell

freep.com
Jul 23, 2008
        

BY CHRISTINA HALL • FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER • July 23, 2008 About 50 cats — some dead — were removed from a Sterling Heights home today after officials responded to the residence on a noxious odor compliant. The 64-year-old...

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