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By Mark Melbourne Dec 23, 2020 Animal cruelty charges have been levied against a Hamden, Connecticut woman after police found dozens of neglected animals in her home; some of them in critical condition. Donna Scirocco faces six counts of animal cruelty after authorities discovered 26 cats, six dogs, two squirrels, a blind owl and two large rats on her property. Police also found two dead cats and a deceased woodchuck. A few of the animals had to be euthanized. The rest were placed in animal ...

Goal: Protect innocent animals from cruelty and neglect by requiring that alleged animal hoarder obtain mental care. Over 20 cats, dogs, and even squirrels were reportedly found neglected in a Connecticut home that has since been condemned. The woman allegedly responsible, Donna Scirocco, has been charged with six counts of animal cruelty. These animals deserve justice for their reported suffering in what the press is now calling a “House of Horrors.” Authorities visited Scirocco’s house...

1 Read / Add Comments A Connecticut woman was arrested for alleged animal cruelty after police say they found more than 26 animals in her home, including some clinging to life. New Haven County resident Donna Scirocco, 59, of Hamden, turned herself in to police on a warrant for the event that took place in October, said Hamden Police Capt. Ronald Smith. On Monday, Oct. 26, the Hamden Animal Control Division, with the assistance of animal control units from the St...

Woman arrested after police find dead animals inside home Published  Credit: Hamden Police Department HAMDEN, Conn. - A Connecticut woman has been arrested after authorities found three dead animals in her home and seized more than two dozen cats along with dogs, squirrels and an owl, police said Wednesday. Hamden police said Donna Scirocco turned herself in Tuesday because of an arrest warrant charging her with six counts of animal cruelty. She posted a $5,000 bond and was ordered to appear ...

Image via Hamden Police Department This article was republished here with permission from The Associated Press, however it is no longer available to read on Snopes.com. HAMDEN, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut woman has been arrested after authorities found three dead animals in her home and seized more than two dozen cats along with dogs, squirrels and an owl, police said Wednesday. Hamden police said Donna Scirocco turned herself in because of an arrest warrant charging her wi...

Dec 18, 2020 Woman Found Living with Dozens of Cats, Dogs, a Blind Owl and a Dead Woodchuck In a story thats just as weird as the mugshot that accompanies it, a Connecticut woman has been arrested after authorities found her living with more than two dozen animals -- including three that were dead. Hamden resident Donna Scirocco is facing six counts of animal cruelty in connection with the Tuesday discovery, police say. Officers were sent to the 59-year-olds home on Tuesday after neighbors co...

Dec 18, 2020 Woman Found Living with Dozens of Cats, Dogs, a Blind Owl and a Dead Woodchuck In a story thats just as weird as the mugshot that accompanies it, a Connecticut woman has been arrested after authorities found her living with more than two dozen animals -- including three that were dead. Hamden resident Donna Scirocco is facing six counts of animal cruelty in connection with the Tuesday discovery, police say. Officers were sent to the 59-year-olds home on Tuesday after neighbors co...

Woman, 59, is arrested after three dead animals - including a woodchuck - were found in her uninhabitable home along with more than two dozen cats, some dogs, rats, squirrels and an owl Donna Scirocco, 59, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with six counts of cruelty to animals, the Hamden Police Department said  In October, Connecticut animal control executed a warrant on Sciroccos uninhabitable home They were greeted by two large rats and more than two dozen cats, some dogs, squirrels, and...

House of horrors uncovered in Connecticut | Dozens of animals seized, woman charged with multiple counts of cruelty to animals Animal control officers seized 26 cats, six dogs, two caged squirrels, and a blind owl from her home. One of the dogs, police said, was clinging to life. Author: Matt Caron Updated: 5:53 PM EST December 16, 2020 HAMDEN, Conn. — A shocking story out of Hamden that’s getting some national headlines. A gruesome and disturbing case of ani...

Woman with 26 cats, a blind owl, six dogs and two squirrels in her home arrested in Connecticut Brian Niemietz A Connecticut woman was arrested after authorities found 26 cats, six dogs, two caged squirrels and a blind owl in her Hamden home. Donna Scirocco was also sharing her residence with the corpses of two cats and a woodchuck in her home, in the town north of New Haven. She turned herself in Tuesday in response to an arrest warrant charging her with a half-dozen counts of ...