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"Seventeen cats, 24 dogs and seven puppies were confiscated by the SPCA of Monterey County Saturday morning.The Monterey house was 3-feet deep in garbage, urine and feces, and the City of Monterey declared it uninhabitable. There was no functional bathroom or kitchen in the house.\u00A0It took SPCA officers eight hours to rescue all of the animals. SPCA officers said animals found in the home were emaciated, suffering from flea infestations, had dental, eye and skin infections, and were living in inhumane conditions.SPCA spokswoman Beth Brookhouser described the case as a \"horrific hoarding situation.\"\u00A0Hoarding is classified as a mental illness.\"They firmly generally believe they are the only ones who can care for these animals, simply not realizing that they are in way over their heads,\" Brookhouser said Monday.The SPCA was alerted about the animals by Monterey police officers.\u00A0On Saturday night, Monterey police officers were investigating a suspicious vehicle parked on the 1200 block of First Street that appeared to have been tampered with and was full of garbage and rotting animal excrement.\"The registered owner lived nearby and due to the state of the vehicle; the officers went to the owner\u2019s address to conduct a welfare check,\" police Lt. Leslie Sonne said.\"As officers approached the residence, they could smell similar odors and couldhear multiple dogs barking. While waiting for someone to come to the door, theofficers could see through windows that the house appeared to be uninhabitable,with significant amounts of garbage, animal excrement and other items piledthroughout. They could also see a large number of cats and dogs. Whilecontacting the owner, it was determined that medical care was needed and theywere transported to a local hospital,\" Sonne said. \u00A0No other information was released about the animal hoarder.On Monday, a strong foul odor could still be smelled from outside the house.How You Can Help:\u00A0Donate to help rescued pets receive the care they need by going to SPCAmc.org/donatePut your name on a list of potential adopters, or report animal cruelty, by calling the SPCA at 831-373-2631."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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