The horrible story about a foreclosed home in the state of Washington reminds us to become a Mrs. Gladys Kravitz every now and then. According to foreclosure.com, a financially distressed hoarder stopped feeding the animals she lived with. When the home was finally foreclosed upon, the person changing the lock knew something was wrong based on the smell.
The owner had actually lived with the dead animals before eviction,
She tries to explain:
“I just shut down. I didn’t see it, I didn’t want to deal with it…. I spent as much money as I could feeding them, taking care of them, but there wasn’t enough money to go around.”
Shelters apparently would not take the animals, which is an excuse that doesn’t appear to be flying with the local police department. In fact, the owner — who has breast cancer — and her son have been slapped with 31 counts of animal cruelty.
This definitely serves as a reminder to keep your eyes open to see if your neighbor has pets while they are living next door to you. If they do and they lose their home, it’s okay to do some tentative snooping to be sure the pets have not been abandoned.
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