POLICE RAID SQUALID HOME SICK CATS FOUND IN HOUSE.Byline: GIDEON RUBIN Staff Writer PALMDALE -- More than 100 cats -- many of them diseased -- were seized Tuesday as a cadre (company) CADRE - The US software engineering vendor which merged with Bachman Information Systems to form Cayenne Software in July 1996. of animal control, health and safety officers raided a squalid squal·id adj. 1. Dirty and wretched, as from poverty or lack of care. See Synonyms at dirty. 2. Morally repulsive; sordid: "the squalid atmosphere of intrigue, betrayal, and counterbetrayal" home in east Palmdale. Authorities were searching for Tom Simpson
Tom Simpson (30 November 1937 - 13 July 1967) was an English road racing cyclist who died of exhaustion on the slopes of Mont Ventoux during the 13th stage of the Tour de on felony charges of animal cruelty, along with multiple code violations. Most of the cats suffered from upper-respiratory infections and other diseases from living in the filth-filled home, said K. "Beau" Beauregard, who works for county Animal Control. Most of the felines felines See animals. , which were taken to local shelters, will likely have to be euthanized. Authorities who raided Simpson's home in the 37900 block of Antibes Court described foul conditions, with 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, and urine throughout the house. "My throat and lungs were burning," said code enforcement Code Enforcement is the act of enforcing a set of s, principles, or laws (especially written ones) and insuring observance of a system of norms or customs. An authority usually enforces a civil code, a set of rules, or a body of laws and compel those subject to their authority to officer Walter Jimison. He said neighbors have complained frequently about the home, where he found 20 to 30 cats during a visit on April 24. Simpson has been cited previously for code violations, Jimison said. gideon.rubin@dailynews.com (661) 267-7802 CAPTION(S): Photo: Palmdale Code Enforcement Officer Tony Bonelli carries a catout of a house in the 37900 block of Antibes Court and puts it with other cats from the house on Tuesday. More than 100 cats were seized from the house. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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