Two women cited after police find 77 cats in two cars

[Aurora93]

[release][b]BENNINGTON, Vt. —[/b] Two women have been cited for animal cruelty after Bennington police found 77 cats living in two cars.

Regina Millard, 54, and Bertha Ryan, 61, both of Troy, N.Y., were issued civil citations that carry $300 fines.

Police Chief Paul Doucette said a criminal affidavit will be filed by police and reviewed tomorrow by prosecutors, who may upgrade the charges.

The women, who owned only two of the cats, were apparently looking for homes for the rest, Doucette said.

“They were driving from shelter to shelter trying to give some of the cats away for adoption,’’ he told the Bennington Banner.

Doucette said one of the cats was found dead in the trunk of one of the cars Friday. Plates of food were inside and some of the cats had fecal matter matted to their fur. A litter box was found in one of the cars.

Police began investigating after a complaint was made about seeing people sleeping in the cars with the cats.

Officers used plastic suits and air packs to search the cars.

“The stench is nauseating,’’ Doucette said.

Sergeant Lloyd Dean said the women refused to relinquish ownership of the cats.

The town’s animal control officer will seek shelters for the cats while the case is pending.[/release]

[b]SOURCE: [/b][url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/vermont/articles/2010/10/10/two_women_cited_after_police_find_77_cats_in_two_cars/]Boston.com[/url]

wut

[Jimpyy]

I wondered if they called it the catmobile?

[JDK721v5]

Poor pussies

:smith:

[ZekeTwo]

Schrödinger's cat must have had a HUGE litter for that many cats to be in two cars simultaneously

[CabooseRvB]

Those two cars must have been pussy magnets.

[Diet Kane]

I guess you could say those cars were [i]filled with 77 cats.[/i]

[Kai365]

Catastrophic.

:I

[Kalibos]

how in the fuck would you even open the door to get in without like twelve cats exploding outwards

[Ccharlton]

If only I could get that much pussy.

[Bytecry]

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[Zoidbear]

That sounds like a lot of cats.

[inzuki]

$300?

Too cheap.

[cecilbdemodded]

I heard both those cars have four on the floor. Those are two car owners who get a lot of pussy in the back seat. Those car motors purr like kittens...oh wait, those ARE kittens!

[quote]“The stench is nauseating,’’ Doucette said.[/quote]

Enough about the drivers, what about the cats?

[Sigfrial]

All aboard!

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[DJSergei]

HUMOR. But still, poor cats.

[FordLord]

[QUOTE=The Inzuki;25409729]$300?

Too cheap.[/QUOTE]

I think it means per cat, not exactly sure..

[HandyAmMi]

How big were the cars to even fit that many cats?

Unless a lot of them were kittens.

[Rasrap Smurf]

[quote]Two women cited after police find 77 cats in two cars[/quote]
:ohdear:

[quote]Two women have been cited for animal cruelty after Bennington police found 77 cats [b]living[/b] in two cars.[/quote]
Phew!

[🦇Pachira🦇]

[QUOTE=Zoidbear;25409692]That sounds like a lot of cats.[/QUOTE]
That's a lot of fish

[meefy]

Could have fit them all in one car, if they used the ashtray.

[Demolitions2]

Looks like he caught some Cat burglars.

[JaffaOrange]

I bet those cats couldn't have been feline comfortable in those cars.