A Florida couple already facing felony animal cruelty charges in what authorities describe as an “extreme case of animal hoarding” now faces an additional 28 misdemeanor counts.
Olga Murphy, 62, and Igor Mursalimov, 54, of Marco Island, were each charged Friday with 28 counts of confinement of animals, one for each of the suffering cats found in a “quarantine room” within their home.
The new charges stem from the discovery of 28 cats in severe, untreated medical distress during a multi-agency rescue operation Wednesday. All of these felines were found within a designated “quarantine room” at the couple’s residence on Piedmont Court…