HOLLAND TWP, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 27, 2022) – Animal cruelty charges could be forthcoming for a 68-year-old woman from Holland’s North Side who is accused of hoarding cats.
A tip last Thursday (May 19) to the Ottawa County Animal Control division indicated that numerous felines were being housed in a storage shed on property off of Port Sheldon Street and 104th Avenue in West Olive. That day, deputies saw an 8×5 structure on the site with 27 cats inside. “Some of the cats were found to be injured or in poor health, and all were held in unsanitary living conditions,” Sheriff’s Detective Captain Jake Sparks said in a department statement. “Several of the cats were found to be pregnant.”
The responding deputies, with the help of staffers from Harbor Humane Society, removed the animals, and all have been treated by a veterinarian.
On Friday, the investigation into the matter took deputies to two other North Side residences – one in a subdivision off of 144th Avenue and James Street, and another off of 104th Avenue at Van Buren Street – but no other “endangered” animals were spotted.
While the cats continue to be cared for, the case remains open, and anyone with any information on this matter is asked to contact the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Department or Ottawa County Silent Observer (877-887-4536). Once the investigation is completed, the county prosecutor’s office will determine if the unnamed woman will face any criminal charges.
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