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Irregular News for 10.24.05
Golden, CO -- Almost 50 cats were seized by the Golden Police Department Thursday night from a recreation vehicle as the alleged owner was getting them vaccinated at a local pet store. n a strange twist, the owner had been arrested last month in Larimer County when 74 cats were found in her RV.
In the latest incident, employees of Petco called police after realizing how many cats the woman had and what condition they were in.
Golden police officers who responded to the store said they could smell animal feces in the RV from a distance of 50 feet. The owner would not allow officers inside and a search warrant was obtained so that they could enter the vehicle.
The seized animals were taken to the Table Mountain Animal Center.
"It’s obvious these cats are inbred, unsocial and suffering from various medical conditions," said Ben Drotar, a spokesman at the center. "Table Mountain Animal Center was already bursting at the seams with cats."
The center is required to hold the cats until the owner makes an appearance in court. She was identified as Alexis Binns.
Police said that Binns was charged with 45 counts of animal cruelty -- one for each cat.
In the earlier case, a recreational vehicle filled with 74 cats was discoverd by Larimer County Sheriff's deputies a welfare check in the Riverbend Campground in Loveland, Colo., on Sept 2. The deputies noticed a foul odor coming from the vehicle and obtained permission from the owner to search it.
After finding the cats and kittens inside, they charged Binns with animal cruelty. Read the news release. The status of that case was not known Friday. Meanwhile, the Table Mountain Animal Shelter is trying to deal with the additional cats.
"This situation taxes the center. These new cats need to be quarantined from the rest of the population. We have got to get the great cats we already have into loving homes so we don’t have to look at other alternatives," said Kristine Cook, the manager of the center.
Table Mountain was already running a "Two Fur One" cat-adoption promotion in an effort to adopt out the many cats it had.
"Table Mountain Animal Center was already at capacity with felines and had over 300 cats and kittens at the center," said Nick Fisher, the center's executive director. "We have a huge need to find new homes for the many cats that are already at the center."
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Golden, CO -- Almost 50 cats were seized by the Golden Police Department Thursday night from a recreation vehicle as the alleged owner was getting them vaccinated at a local pet store. n a strange twist, the owner had been arrested last month in Larimer County when 74 cats were found in her RV.
In the latest incident, employees of Petco called police after realizing how many cats the woman had and what condition they were in.
Golden police officers who responded to the store said they could smell animal feces in the RV from a distance of 50 feet. The owner would not allow officers inside and a search warrant was obtained so that they could enter the vehicle.
The seized animals were taken to the Table Mountain Animal Center.
"It’s obvious these cats are inbred, unsocial and suffering from various medical conditions," said Ben Drotar, a spokesman at the center. "Table Mountain Animal Center was already bursting at the seams with cats."
The center is required to hold the cats until the owner makes an appearance in court. She was identified as Alexis Binns.
Police said that Binns was charged with 45 counts of animal cruelty -- one for each cat.
In the earlier case, a recreational vehicle filled with 74 cats was discoverd by Larimer County Sheriff's deputies a welfare check in the Riverbend Campground in Loveland, Colo., on Sept 2. The deputies noticed a foul odor coming from the vehicle and obtained permission from the owner to search it.
After finding the cats and kittens inside, they charged Binns with animal cruelty. Read the news release. The status of that case was not known Friday. Meanwhile, the Table Mountain Animal Shelter is trying to deal with the additional cats.
"This situation taxes the center. These new cats need to be quarantined from the rest of the population. We have got to get the great cats we already have into loving homes so we don’t have to look at other alternatives," said Kristine Cook, the manager of the center.
Table Mountain was already running a "Two Fur One" cat-adoption promotion in an effort to adopt out the many cats it had.
"Table Mountain Animal Center was already at capacity with felines and had over 300 cats and kittens at the center," said Nick Fisher, the center's executive director. "We have a huge need to find new homes for the many cats that are already at the center."
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