ORANGE PARK, Fla. (AP) – Authorities say a northeast Florida woman is under arrest for animal cruelty after investigators found 22 cat corpses scattered throughout her house and property.
The Florida Times-Union reports that 70-year-old Betty Spears Armstrong was arrested Wednesday in Orange Park, Florida.
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Director of Clay County Animal Care and Control, Christina Sutherin, told the newspaper that the cat bodies were found in various stages of decomposition in the home and in a kennel outside. Sutherin said Armstrong didn't live at the house, but would come by to feed the cats.
After neighbors complained about a hoard of cats at the property, deputies with the Clay County Sheriff's Office investigated.