113 dead kittens found in apartment in coastal California town; 51 found alive but neglected in nearby house

SEASIDE, Calif. - Authorities said they found 113 dead kittens in an apartment believed to belong to a cat hoarder, and dozens of ailing adult cats were discovered in a nearby house. None of the dead kittens appeared to be more than two months old, they said. Seaside police and the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for Monterey County discovered the animals on Tuesday, SPCA Sgt. Stacy Sanders said. Officers were alerted by a property manager who discovered dead kittens during an inspection.

They received another tip that more cats were moved to a nearby house. There, another group of investigators found 51 adult cats that were alive but sick and neglected. "The cats were living in extremely horrible conditions," Sanders said. "They were separated into two groups and locked into rooms with little to no ventilation. The floors were saturated in urine and feces." Officers stayed about six hours to recover all the cats because an occupant in the house had lost count of how many were there. "We had to go through every nook and cranny, pull apart every bed and chair," Sanders said.

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