WINDSOR, Ont. – A man is facing animal cruelty charges after 155 dead cats were found in an apartment in Windsor, Ont.
The dead cats were found in a freezer and refrigerator in the downtown apartment last month, while another 49 cats were found alive.
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Windsor-Essex County Humane Society director Melanie Coulter says it appears the cats died from health issues and not any kind of violence.
But she says authorities believe the animals did not receive adequate veterinary care.
Jerry Miernecki is charged with failing to comply with an order and permitting cats to be in distress under the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.
He’s expected to make a court appearance March 4.
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