The Addison County Humane Society's Cruelty Response Program has recently rescued thirty-five cats and four dogs from one house in Middlebury.

Upon receiving the complaint of animal neglect, ACHS investigated the site to find all of the animals living in a horrendous environment.  The house was filled with debris, feces and urine.  The Middlebury Police Department and Dr. Scott Sutor from Middlebury Animal Hospital assisted with this case.  It was determined that all of the animals needed to be removed immediately.

As a result of this investigation, ACHS removed all of the animals from this site within a 24-hour period.  The good news is that all of the animals have been rescued and are relatively healthy, though they need to be spayed/neutered and vaccinated).  The bad news is that ACHS is overloaded with animals and struggling to provide care to these animals plus the 200 animals already in its program.

ACHS seeks families willing to help foster some of the rescued cats.  Currently the cats are being housing at an employee’s barn (she is fostering over 60 cats in her barn).  While they are extremely grateful to this employee for her unwavering dedication to animals, ACHS are fully aware that this is too many animals for any one family to foster.  Thus, they want other families to help.

HOW YOU CAN HELP:

If you can help foster any of these cats, please contact ACHS Shelter Manager Jennifer Erwin at 802-388-1100 or by email at shelter@addisonhumane.org.

If possible, please make a donation to help ACHS with the costs of caring for these animals by sending a check to:

ACHS

236 Boardman Street

Middlebury, VT 05753

Note in check's Memo section:  Humane Investigation

Posted by Sheryl Rapee-Adams, Best Friends Network Volunteer

Alert used with permission

Photo retrieved from sxc.hu -- cats pictured are not involved in this rescue