Dozens of cats taken from feces-filled Des Moines home

(Photo from Channel 13 WHO-TV)

UPDATE:   Animal Rescue League of Iowa crews have taken more than 30-cats from a home in the 800 block of East Morton in  Des Moines.  Crews started the process Wednesday and continued Thursday.

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(DES MOINES, Iowa)  An east Des Moines homeowner will likely face charges, after animal control officers discovered dozens of cats, in a home filled with feces.

Police and animal control officers were called Wednesday to a home in the 800 block of East Morton Avenue, because of a strong odor.

Inside the home, they found numerous cats, some dead, and six inches of feces covering the floor.

Crews removed at least 20-cats.   

(Channel 13 WHO-TV reports more cats were hiding in air vents and behind appliances)


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