In the Alpes-Maritimes, a couple lived with 39 animals in a 20 m2

They had been reported by neighbors, then finally by the SPA and the town hall.

A couple of residents of Sospel (Alpes-Maritimes), who lived in a 20 m2 studio with 39 dogs and cats, some of whom were seriously injured, were summoned to court in September, according to  

.

They risk a 5th class fine for “mistreatment of animals”, specified the public prosecutor of Nice to

.

Illegal cat trade

The animals showed signs of abuse and were not vaccinated.

Seven of the 37 felines were discovered with their eyes gouged out.

Still according to

, the couple had embarked on an illegal cat trade.

On the spot, the gendarmes discovered cramped and unsanitary accommodation where "there was excrement and urine everywhere", according to an investigator quoted by the regional daily.

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