31 CATS FOUND LIVING IN PALMDALE HOME.Byline: Bhavna Mistry Daily News Staff Writer Thirty-one cats and two dogs were confiscated con·fis·cate tr.v. con·fis·cat·ed, con·fis·cat·ing, con·fis·cates 1. To seize (private property) for the public treasury. 2. To seize by or as if by authority. See Synonyms at appropriate. adj. Wednesday by officials who found them among trash and filth inside a two-story home in Palmdale. Carrying a search warrant, sheriff's deputies and animal control officials entered Thomas Bonge's Park Forest Court home shortly after 10 a.m. ``There's no reason to have animals live in this type of condition,'' said Sgt. Alex Flores Flores, town, Guatemala Flores (flōrəs), town (1990 est. pop. 2,200), capital of Petén department, N Guatemala. Flores was built on an island in the southern part of Lake Petén Itzá and on the site of the , of the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County Department of Animal Care and Control, who helped gather the dogs and cats. ``It's sad for the animal and the people.'' The animals were found inside drawers, closets, among clothes and debris thrown throughout the house, the garage, and an outdoor shack. Large bags of dog food and hundreds of cans of cat food were found throughout the home. Officials waded through debris and animal feces feces or excrement or stools Solid bodily waste discharged from the colon through the anus during defecation. Normal feces are 75% water. The rest is about 30% dead bacteria, 30% indigestible food matter, 10–20% cholesterol and other fats, to pick up the animals, about half of which were in ill health. ``We were told that we would find a bunch of dead cats but we haven't found any,'' said animal control Officer Mike Wilson Mike Wilson could refer to the following people:
Workers found generations of cats varying in age from 8 weeks old to adults, a Doberman pinscher Doberman pinscher (dō`bərmən pĭn`shər), breed of large, compact working dog originating in Germany c.1890. It stands from 24 to 28 in. (61–71 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 60 to 75 lb (27–34 kg). and a Weimaraner hunting dog, and a dead pigeon in a cage. The cats moved up and down a chute Bonge devised that linked a second-story bedroom where he apparently spent much of his time to the shed, which was in the back yard. Animal control officials left a 24-hour notice with Bonge July 23 after receiving calls from neighbors complaining about the several cats at the house. In a subsequent phone call, Bonge told officials that other city and county agencies had inspected his home and found nothing wrong, Wilson said. But investigators found discrepancies. Bonge at one point said he was nursing ill animals back to health. He also said the dogs and cats were strays he had picked up. Animal control officials plan to seek charges of cruelty to animals cruelty to animals n. the crime of inflicting physical pain, suffering or death on an animal, usually a tame one, beyond necessity for normal discipline. It can include neglect that is so monstrous (withholding food and water) that the animal has suffered, died or against Bonge. ``We have the power to treat animals right and with dignity,'' said Flores. ``If he can't help them, he shouldn't keep them.'' CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1-2--color in AV edition only) Animal control Officer Mike Wilson, above, surveys trash strewn strew tr.v. strewed, strewn or strewed, strew·ing, strews 1. To spread here and there; scatter: strewing flowers down the aisle. 2. about the Palmdale home where he and Sgt. Alex Flores, left, found and impounded 31 cats, two dogs and a dead pigeon. Tom Mendoza/Daily News |
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