Overview

• Authorities executed a search warrant after a complaint from a Bensalem animal control officer.
• Investigators reported chronic filth, a strong urine odor, visible flies and fleas, and cats confined in filthy cages or free roaming in trash-strewn rooms.
• Many cats were extremely thin and sick with upper respiratory infections, severe diarrhea, fleas, and ear mites, and at least one tested positive for FIV.
• Two kittens rescued from the site died from panleukopenia, a highly contagious viral infection.
• The SPCA is waiving cat adoption fees in October to create space as the animals recover and are readied for placement.