Evicted tenant leaves behind 17 dead animals

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Police are looking for a woman they say left behind ten dead kittens, four dead cats, and three dead snakes after being evicted from a Whitehaven house Wednesday night.

MPD and MAS were called to the 5200 block of Lochinvar Drive for a case of animal cruelty after a Shelby County eviction officer discovered the dead kittens in a portable deep freezer and the dead snakes in the front yard while evicting the tenant.

The eviction officer said the suspect also loaded 20 live cats into a U-Haul and fled the scene before officers arrived.

Officers located four dead cats inside a refrigerator on the back patio. They also saw three live cats on the property, but were unable to catch them…

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