Ten cat bodies found in an apartment strewn with rubbish in Lyon

Le Figaro Lyon

Macabre discovery in an apartment in the suburbs of Lyon at the beginning of the summer. In the pestilential smell of the residence, which was strewn with garbage and abandoned by the resident, a SPA agent found ten felines and three others very weakened. Lyon SPA has filed a complaint, particularly for serious abuse or a cruel act leading to death, and a gendarmerie investigation is underway.

It was precisely the police who had opened the home for the agent, while the owner was absent and neither answered the phone nor the neighboring address where she now wanted to live. SPA was informed of this in June “strong odors coming from a home” in which several cats lived. The information obtained revealed that their mistress was already known to the courts.

Diogenes syndrome

“The owner of the home and the cats was already the subject of an injunction from the Lyon Judicial Court to place her animals in a regional animal protection association”, specifies the SPA. However, the person in question did not comply, and did not even appear at the hearings. “The large amount of accumulated waste leaves no doubt about the owner’s mental disorder”continues SPA, induces “Diogenes syndrome »supporting pictures of the home.

Autopsies performed on three of the recovered bodies concluded that deaths were caused by pneumonia, hepatitis and cachexia. “testifies to a cruel deprivation of care”, according to SPA. And remember that crimes against animals are now severely punished. In this case, a penalty of up to 3 years in prison and a fine of 45,000 euros.