Waterford police say the Oakland County Animal Control rescued 30 cats from a home on Airport Road Friday.
Officers say they initially responded to the home around 5:40 p.m. Tuesday, where a 59-year-old female from Taylor who told them she had come to the residence to purchase a Snow Leopard cat from the resident.
The woman told officers she had previously given the resident two of her own Snow Leopard cats to breed and could see them inside the home through the windows. She also told officers she had just spoken with the resident by phone, but could not get her to come to the door.
Police arrived and found a strong smell coming from inside the house. They tried to check on
the animals and anyone else inside but were overwhelmed by the smell of feces.
The Waterford Fire Department responded and entered the house wearing hazmat suits and breathing apparatus equipment. Township officials who entered the house observed the interior conditions to be deplorable and uninhabitable, with the entire bathtub filled with cat feces and cat feces ankle-deep throughout the residence.
The township condemned the home.
Friday, Animal Control was able to get into the house and removed about 30 cats.
The 50-year-old woman who lived in the house could now face charges.
(WXYZ - April 27, 2012)
