200 Dead Cats Found in N.J. Woman's Home

[shawn703]

A woman who founded a "no-kill" animal shelter was charged with health code and animal welfare violations after 200 dead cats were discovered rotting in garbage bags in her backyard.

Marlene Kess, who has built a reputation in Manhattan as a caretaker of homeless and dying cats, had 48 cats inside her house, including 38 in one room, authorities said.

Out back, 200 vermin-infested cat corpses were stuffed into garbage bags and apparently were going to be buried in a large hole that had recently been dug, said Sgt. Joseph Bierman of the state's Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

The cats were discovered after neighbors complained about the stench.

"Oh my God, it was awful," said Michael Fowler of the Associated Humane Societies. "The smell was horrible."

Kess, 56, is the founder and executive director of Kitty-Kind, which runs one of New York City's few no-kill shelters.


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[Fridays Child]

1. Web site

http://www.kittykind.org/

[Merlin]

2. It's a good start.

:evilgrin:

[ET Awful]

3. I feel sorry for the cats and the woman :(

She sounds like someone who was trying to do the right thing and got in way over her head.

[Cooley Hurd]

5. Sounds that way to me, also...

Very sad, indeed...:(

[izzie]

4. My God how sick.

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[DrRang]

7. Literally . . .

Animal hoarding is a recognized mental disorder.

[Cooley Hurd]

6. "...Senator Bill Frist is rushing to the scene"

"Jackpot!" yelled the senator as he jumped into his car...:D

[Nickster]

8. Dang! Beat me to it! LOL