Feces and rubbish everywhere, many animals with diseases and totally under stress: The police rescued 19 dogs, many cats, birds and rodents from a family home in Karlstadt in the Main-Spessart district. According to the police, the animals lived in the house under “catastrophic conditions”.
Passers-by called the police to Karlstadt
Passers-by called the police on Friday because dogs and cats were running around the house and on the street. The dogs had barked loudly and the front door was open. Because it was not clear whether something had happened to the resident, the officials entered the house – and found the animals in “unbearable conditions”. The rescue operation dragged on for hours, until well after midnight.
Animal shelter Würzburg has taken in neglected dogs
The police dog unit took a total of 19 dogs, including three puppies, according to an animal rights activist. They are accommodated in the animal shelter in Würzburg – and now have to be examined by a veterinarian and registered.
Mites and diarrhea: Many animals with diseases
The Wally Bangert Animal Shelter in Lohr am Main has taken in five cats, eight budgerigars, two rabbits, four small parrots and a hamster from the private home. They too have yet to be examined by veterinarians. According to the shelter management, some suffered from ear mites and severe diarrhea. The situation was very stressful for the animals, according to an employee of the animal shelter. It is surprising that they could live in the middle of the dirt and with such a strong odor, she told BR24.
District Office: Animals can be passed on
What is now certain: The animals can be rehomed as soon as they are healthy. The reason: the owner “voluntarily ceded it”, according to the district office. So if you are interested in one of the rescued animals, you can contact the facilities in Würzburg and Lohr.
Authorities are now examining a renewed animal-keeping ban
When animals are rescued from such conditions, the next focus is on the owner. The veterinary office will now check whether animal welfare violations have occurred. It is then about a procedure for issuing a renewed animal husbandry ban for the woman. You are threatened with “regulatory measures”, according to the district office.
The woman was already in court a few years ago. However, she had appealed against the ban on keeping animals that was imposed at the time and it is said to have been discontinued last year.
Woman known as “Beast Messi”.
Local residents confirm that the police have been on site several times due to disturbance of the peace. In the area, the woman is known as “animal Messi”, local residents confirmed. The woman would not walk her dogs either. In addition to the five cats that were taken, there must be others that roam around the house as outdoor cats. Everywhere it would smell like cat feces, described local residents.
