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Monterey County: 113 dead kittens found at two properties in Seaside (mercurynews.com, 07.26)
Cat-hoarding case: Seaside mother and daughter charged (montereyherald.com, 08.23)
more at the linkThe Monterey County SPCA has raised the number of dead kittens found at two Seaside properties to 113, up from 75 reported earlier Wednesday, a spokeswoman said.
In a joint effort, the SPCA and Seaside police served search warrants at the properties, where SPCA workers also found 51 live cats on Tuesday.
"It's very disturbing," SPCA humane investigation supervisor Capt. Judi Adams said, adding that all the dead felines were very young, "newborn, a day or a week old."
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The warrants were executed simultaneously, SPCA spokeswoman Beth Brookhouser said. "I've never seen a case like this before in my entire career."
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Cat-hoarding case: Seaside mother and daughter charged (montereyherald.com, 08.23)
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The District Attorney's Office said Donna Johnson was charged with three felony counts of animal cruelty, and she and her mother, Maggie Johnson, were also charged with three counts each of misdemeanor animal neglect.
They are to be arraigned Sept. 11, prosecutors said.
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The seized cats all needed medical treatment, food and water because they were found living in cramped, extremely filthy and badly ventilated quarters, prosecutors said.
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