Nearly 2 dozen cats found living in squalor next to dead felines inside car at a Clearwater Starbucks: Police

The Brief

  • A Largo man has been charged with animal cruelty after police found nearly a dozen cats inside his vehicle.
  • Police said 21 cats were malnourished and living in squalor.
  • Officers said two dead cats were also found inside the vehicle.

CLEARWATER, Fla. A Largo man has been arrested after police say 21 cats were found malnourished, living in a dirty car alongside two dead felines.

What we know:

According to the Clearwater Police Department, officers were called to the Starbucks in the 1600 block of McMullen Booth Road on Monday afternoon after someone noticed the cats inside a 2004 Ford Focus.

After making contact with the owner, police found multiple cats inside multiple cages inside the car.

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