17 Dogs, 14 Cats Found At Woodstock Home

WOODSTOCK, GA -- A Cherokee County woman has been charged with violating a zoning ordinance that limits how many domesticated animals a citizen can have on a residential property.

On Aug. 10 the Cherokee Marshal's Office responded to a tip that a house had 14 cats and 17 dogs inside a home in the 2000 block of Bascomb Carmel Road, which is off Highway 92 near SuperTarget in Woodstock.

The county's zoning ordinance allows property zoned for residential use to have no more than eight domestic animals, the marshal's office said. Agency spokesperson Sgt. Matthew McMullen said most of the dogs were inside the home, except for a couple that were housed outside in a dog pen.

The cats, he added, were kept in a medium-sized shed in the backyard (SIGN UP: Get Patch's Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app).

The owner of the animals, Donna Infanti, has cooperated with authorities by owner surrendering 19 animals. Three of the cats were also given to a friend of Infanti's and her brother took one cat. Infanti was allowed to keep eight animals of her choosing.

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"As of right now this is not an animal cruelty case and is a case of having too many animals on a residential zoned property," the marshal's office added.

The surrendered animals were turned over to the Cherokee County Animal Shelter for examination. Infanti is charged with 31 counts of no proof of rabies inoculation and one count of unpermitted use of a kennel.

Images via Cherokee Marshal's Office