HUDSON — 2 lots starving cats from Yorktown Heights tentatively scheduled to show up over the weekend are being quarantined by Westchester County authorities as a safety measure versus rabies, Columbia-Greene Humane Society President and CEO Ron Perez said Monday.
Westchester County took the action since some policeman examining the home in which 150 malnourished cats and the bodies of a males and female were discovered were scratched.
“The last we heard, Westchester County SPCA was holding them for the 10-day period to check them out for rabies,” Perez said. “We told Westchester County that Greene County can do that just as well. We’re still waiting for the cats to get here and we hope they do send them.”
The cats were discovered by cops in a home at 149 Cordial Roadway in Yorktown Heights last Monday where cops performed a well-being check asked for by a member of the family. Both residents were discovered dead. Cops were not able to even more examine the scene at the time due to the large variety of cats in your house.
Westchester County SPCA will position each of more than 100 cats into providers and observe them for 10 days to figure out or get rid of the existence of rabies.
“This is just a precaution,” Perez said. “They’ll be observed for 10 days. It’s observation only. There are no blood tests or saliva tests. They’ll just be watched to see how they behave, just to make sure they’re not rabid.”
Thirty to 50 cats stay in the home since regional shelters are at capability and the home is the best location for them, the Yorktown Cops Department said Monday in a declaration. Volunteers continue to feed and water them.
The Columbia-Greene Humane Society is anticipating to get 24 cats, Perez said.
Members of the Westchester County SPCA got rid of about 100 cats from the home. As soon as the majority of the cats were gotten rid of, Yorktown Cops Department investigators helped examinations by the Westchester County Cops Department Forensic System and the Westchester County Medical Inspector’s Workplace.
“We determined that the deaths do not appear to be the result of foul play,” the Yorktown Cops Department said in a declaration Monday. “However, any death not of natural causes is inherently suspicious. Our investigation remains open and we will wait for the cause of death to be determined by the Westchester County Medical Examiner.”
The names of the male and female discovered dead in the home will not be launched at this time, cops said, mentioning the personal privacy of the households.
“We are mindful of the mourning period of the loved ones of both decedents,” according to Yorktown Cops. “Public curiosity does not outweigh the privacy that the families of the decedents should be given.”
A Number Of the cats were discovered struggling with upper breathing illness, eye and skin infections, poor nutrition and dehydration, Perez said.
A Few Of the cats sustained more extreme injuries that needed instant veterinary treatment and others had actually passed away, according to Yorktown Cops. All of the cats were malnourished when they were rescued and some had actually not consumed for days.”
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