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Dozens of animals, including dogs, cats, lizards and even a crow, have been removed from a squalid mobile home in Stanton.
Neighbors only knew the owner as “Karen.” Over the years, they said she added to her menagerie almost like Noah waiting for an ark.
“There were eight dogs, 16 cats, rabbits, a crow, a frog and some mice,” said Jim Amormino of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.
On Wednesday night, sheriff’s officials spent hours hauling out crates of pet. They were initially called to the home to do a welfare check.
What they found were dozens of animals covered in feces. The smell of urine was so strong, workers had to wear masks. Building inspectors said the conditions inside were uninhabitable and the mobile home was red-tagged.
“They’re all fine, they’re safe,” she said of the animals.
“Two needed to be put down," he mother added.
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“Karen’s” neighbor, Alex Ramirez, said the animals were like her family and she had been collecting them for years.
“She loved animals,” he said. “Any that were injured, she’d take home.”
As of now, the animals are “Karen’s” property. It will be up to Orange County authorities to determine whether she should be charged with animal cruelty.
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