The Ingham County Prosecutor's Office confirmed that Amanda Price, 32, faces charges of animal abandoning/cruelty of 10 or more animals and animal killing/torturing in connection with a June 10 incident at a home on the 1700 block of Autumn Lane in the Groesbeck neighborhood.
Price's preliminary exam conference is 8 a.m. July 9 at 55th District Court in Mason before Judge Thomas P. Boyd. followed by a preliminary exam at 9:30 a.m. July 16.
Ingham County Animal Control Director Andy Seltz said 26 cats remain alive in the county's animal shelter.
"We hope that justice will be served," Seltz said.
Price was taken into custody in August 2014 after authorities alleged she failed to adequately care for two or three animals. She had been released on a personal bond with a condition she not have pets of any kind.
But on June 10, authorities removed 124 cats from the Lansing Township residence, with 25 already dead. Of the 99 live cats treated by the Ingham County Animal Shelter, 70 had to be euthanized because they were too sick to be put up for adoption, Seltz said.
Currently, three of the 29 cats cared for at the shelter have found new homes through adoption, Seltz said.
The shelter is at 600 Curtis St. in Mason. It is open for adoptions from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays; and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. For information visit ac.ingham.org or call (517) 676-8370.
Many of the surviving cats were in poor health after living in their own urine and feces.
The entire investigation could cost Lansing Township and Ingham County at least $10,000, officials said. County animal control officials filed reports on all 99 cats found alive in the home.
The home was boarded up after authorities deemed it unsafe for occupancy.
(Michigan Free Press - July 2, 2015)
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