Brooklyn Park cat-hoarding case leads to home condemnation
A Brooklyn Park home on West Broadway was condemned after officers found nearly 30 cats, including three dead cats, during a July 22 search of the residence.[1]
Sixty-eight-year-old Ann Rickson has been charged with six counts of animal neglect in Hennepin County.[1] Officers seized more than 29 cats and a dog during the search.[1] Three surviving cats later had their eyes surgically removed.[1]
City and police records show investigations at the West Broadway address dating back to 2001, and neighbors had reported odors that reached inside their own homes.[1] Officers entered wearing respirators, found interior surfaces covered in urine and feces, and measured ammonia at 25.4 parts per million.[1]
The condemnation followed the safety assessment and the criminal charges against Rickson, and authorities have said the case will proceed through Hennepin County court.[1]
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- Defendant: 68-year-old Ann Rickson of Brooklyn Park is charged with six counts of animal neglect in Hennepin County.
- Officers seized more than 29 cats and a dog on July 22, including three dead cats; three surviving cats later had their eyes surgically removed.
- The home on West Broadway was condemned after officers in respirators found interior surfaces covered in urine and feces and measured ammonia at 25.4 ppm.
- City and police records show investigations into cat hoarding and hazardous living conditions at the address dating back to 2001, with neighbors reporting odors detectable inside their own homes.
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