A resident of Sarcelles (Val-d'Oise) was taken into custody following the discovery of 24 cats and four dogs living in unsanitary conditions in his home. The individual is described as having psychological problems.
Alexandra, member of the Animal Protection Brigade (BPA), quoted by Le ParisienThe report explains that the man suffers from Noah's Syndrome and Diogenes Syndrome.
Volunteers from the association, accompanied by police officers, discovered the animals living in their own excrement in a dilapidated house with a foul smell.
The three puppies and the adult dog are traumatized, and one of them has a wound in the muzzle. The cats are suffering from various diseases, including kidney disease. Two of them have died.
According to Alexandra, the animals were breeding with each other. An investigation was launched. The puppies were handed over to the BPA, while the adult dog, which bit a policeman during the rescue, was impounded. The cats were taken in by the association Gamelles Sans Frontière.
