Police arrested 28-year-old Jessica Yazmer at her Collinsville apartment after discovering more than three dozen dogs and cats inside.
Yazmer faces one charge of animal cruelty, and is in the hospital being evaluated.
Meanwhile the pets she had with her are at a pair of boarding kennels in town.
Neighbor Larry Lagace didn't call police, but someone else did, complaining about barking coming from one of the apartment next door, and that's not all.
"You know the smell, sometimes it's terrible," Lagace said.
Police found inside Yazmer's apartment about 30 dogs, cages with fecal matter, dehydrated younger and older dogs, some without enough food.
Yazmer's Facebook page says she graduated from Simsbury High School, and went to the University of Connecticut majoring in animal science.
"We're still looking into it. We don't know where she worked at, and I think it's more of a taking in dogs to care for, like a hoarding-type situation," said Canton Deputy Chief Donald Hull.
None of the pets, which also include a few cats, are up for adoption at the moment. They're still owned by Yazmer, who will presumably have to surrender some or all of them.
(wfsb - Aug 3, 2011)
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