Pennsylvania: Linda Muchnick Charged With Attempting to Kill 29 Cats, 1 Dog, and Herself

PENNSYLVANIA -- When police in Towamencin Township, Pennsylvania received a tip from a veterinarian that a woman was about to off herself and her large collection of pets, they arrived at the home of Linda Muchnick to find a nasty scene.

The stench was overwhelming. Her 29 cats were locked in a bedroom where they had apparently been fed rat poison. Her pit bull was also sick. And Muchnick was unconscious.

Though all but one cat appears to have survived, the hospitalized Muchnick is expected to be arraigned on animal cruelty charges.

According to the Allentown Morning Call, she wanted to kill herself due to financial pressures, which probably weren’t helped by trying to care for 30 pets.

(True Crime Report - Aug 31, 2009)