LAWRENCE, Indiana — Lawrence Police said animal control officers removed dozens of cats from a home on Friday.
Police said they received a call about several cats living in a house on Meadow Lane, near Pendleton Pike and Oaklandon Road.
Police said preliminary information suggests the house has been abandoned for nearly two weeks.
Police believe between 40-50 cats were left in the house.
Animal control officers took the cats that were still alive to an animal shelter.
Police said the case will be turned over to the prosecutor’s office for possible charges.
The Marion County Health Department also responded to the house issuing an emergency clean-up order for the property.
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