61 Cats Found in House of Horror in Putnam

PUTNAM COUNTY, NY — SPCA officers seized 61 cats and found nine dead ones in a home in Kent on Tuesday. They were working on a Search & Seizure Warrant after reports from police about the large number of animals and the deplorable conditions at the home on Kent Acres Court. The human resident had been removed by ambulance due to a medical emergency.

Officers of the Putnam County SPCA found 57 adult and young adult cats, four kittens, and nine deceased cats inside the house.

The conditions were unfit for both human and animal existence, they said afterward: cat urine soaked floors, feces strewn throughout the home, no available food or clean water for the animals and thick acrid ammonia filled air. Partially cannibalized bodies of deceased cats were observed in different areas of the home.

The cats were removed from the residence and were immediately transported to the Westchester Animal Hospital in Mount Vernon.

Due to the extreme severity of their conditions, five cats passed away overnight while being treated; three were humanely euthanized after arriving at the animal hospital.

Most of the cats are being cared for by Rescue Right Inc., which is an animal rescue group based out of Northwind Kennels in Bedford NY.

Animal cruelty charges are pending for the resident.

Anyone who would like to donate towards the care of the animals can visit Rescue Right Inc. or the Putnam County SPCA to help support its continued work.

Report animal cruelty crimes in Putnam County to the Putnam County SPCA 24 Hour Hotline – 845-520-6915.