Garland Animal Services has removed 64 cats from a single home in what officials are calling the largest seizure in the department’s history – rescuing animals found living in filthy, ammonia-choked conditions that required responders to wear full protective gear just to enter the property.
Garland Animal Services, working alongside Garland police, executed a search and seizure warrant at a Garland home and removed all 64 cats from the property. The seizure is the largest in the department’s history.
Garland police said their animal cruelty investigation began earlier this month after receiving a tip from an out-of-state shelter that had taken in several cats from a Garland owner. Those cats appeared to be in poor condition due to neglect. When Garland Animal Services’ cruelty division made contact with the owner, she initially claimed she only had 20 animals inside the home.
The conditions inside were described as deplorable. The property was in extremely poor shape, with dangerously high ammonia levels that required staff to wear respirators while on scene. Officers also wore protective gear to guard against exposure to feces that had accumulated throughout the home…