Arizona: Sharon Weber, 55, charged with animal cruelty after at least 50 cats are found in her million-dollar home caked in feces and urine

ARIZONA -- A cat rescue volunteer has been arrested on 18 counts of animal cruelty after sheriff's deputies found at least 50 cats inside her million-dollar home in Fountain Hills, Arizona.

Sharon Anne Weber (Birthdate 04/20/1959), 55, was taken into custody after police received two anonymous tips that she was hoarding animals at the home in the 15000 block of East Sage Drive.

Weber says she is a rescue volunteer for All About Animals.

Sheriff's deputies said they had warned Weber on two previous occasions to reduce the number of cats in her home.

A 15-year career animal crimes deputy, Dave Evans, who has investigated numerous homicides and meth labs, stressed what he saw and smelled there was unlike anything he has ever encountered, MCSO said.

"The stench from the cat urine and feces was so unbearable, we considered calling a hazmat team to clear the area," Evans said. "It was far worse than any homicide scene I've investigated."

 

Evans said when he and other investigators walked through the house, "we were walking through literally 2 feet of feces."

Weber, who claimed she was trying to help the cats, was jailed on Tuesday, reports KLTV.

 

(Daily Mail - Aug 8, 2014)

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