The emergency intake process continues for over 80 cats and two dogs at the Emporia Animal Shelter.
Pets started coming into the shelter Wednesday after a check welfare call to Emporia Police on Tuesday at 887 West Fifth. The pets are receiving continued health evaluations and treatments for several parasites. Humane Society of the Flint Hills Director Stephanie Achille is asking residents to donate food, litter and treats. Financial donations can be made through Facebook to offset veterinary bills.
Achille will join KVOE’s 8:05 am newscast Friday with more information about the intake and upcoming pet adoption events.
10 pm Wednesday: Humane Society to be closed to public Thursday as emergency intake effort continues
After over 80 pets were removed from a central Emporia home Wednesday, Humane Society of the Flint Hills Director Stephanie Achille says the vast majority will need homes or other forms of assistance.
Achille tells KVOE News the final total of removed pets was 85 — 83 cats and two dogs. One of the cats had to be euthanized. Several pets were either adopted or fostered by other rescues. However, 68 cats and the dogs are still needing assistance. The pets are dealing with fleas, parasites and maggots, but Achille says their immediate medical care through Emporia veterinarian Dr. Floyd Dorsey found the conditions of most of the animals was — in general terms — better than expected, given the level of infestation and amount of excrement inside the house.
After being closed Wednesday, the shelter is closed again to the public Thursday. Given the scope of the intake effort Wednesday, residents have been told to email emporiakansasanimalshelter@gmailcom if they are interested in adopting. They can also foster through The Street Cats Club.
4:30 pm Wednesday: Emporia Police says formal charges are pending through Municipal Court after check welfare call leads to discovery of over 80 pets in ‘deplorable conditions’
Emporia Police officers say a check welfare call led to the ultimate discovery of over 80 pets needing immediate removal.
Police Capt. Scott Stormont says officers were called Tuesday to 887 West Fifth because of a large number of cats inside. After contacting the owner, 53-year-old Mariah Holloway, officers then found what they thought was at least 50 cats in “deplorable conditions.” The unofficial final number is 81 cats, one of which was deceased, and two dogs that were removed Wednesday by officers, The Street Cats Club and Emporia Animal Shelter volunteers.
Stormont says formal charges are pending through Emporia Municipal Court.
2:30 pm Wednesday: Conditions in Emporia home ‘like a hoarding TV show;’ residents urged to adopt current shelter pets or foster cats
Now that better than 80 pets have been removed from an Emporia home and medical care has started as an emergency intake process continues, Humane Society of the Flint Hills Director Stephanie Achille is asking residents to help the pets — and the Emporia Animal Shelter — in several ways.
The address and the situation have not been announced, but Emporia Police reached out to the Emporia Animal Shelter and Humane Society of the Flint Hills this week to start the process. The Street Cats Club helped with the rescue Wednesday morning, and Emporia veterinarian Dr. Floyd Dorsey has been helping to provide immediate medical care. The shelter is closed to the public for the rest of Wednesday while the intake and initial medical care processes continue. A decision on public hours for Thursday has not been announced.
Eighty cats and two dogs were rescued, with the cats infested with fleas and parasites in addition to the maggots. Achille likened the conditions to a hoarding TV show.
Several kittens were found in the walls and ducts of the house and one had its umbilical cord still attached. At least one cat was found dead.
The intake pets are being set up in an outdoor space for at least the next few days so the current pets can avoid the fleas and parasites, which can be extremely difficult to remove if they get established inside the building.
Residents wanting to adopt are asked to look at the shelter’s current pets so there can be room to move the intake pets inside. Those wanting to adopt the incoming pets are asked to email emporiakansasanimalshelter@gmail.com or leave a voice mail at 620-340-6345, although they will need to be medically cleared before they are available. The Street Cats Club is also urging residents to consider foster care for cats.
The shelter is also working at the state and national levels to secure placements for the intake pets.
Noon Wednesday: Animal Shelter continues emergency intake with over 80 pets confirmed, including kitten with umbilical cord attached
The Emporia Animal Shelter is closed Wednesday. And with good reason.
The shelter is overseeing an emergency intake of at least 80 cats and two dogs after an urgent request from Emporia Police. Case details beyond that have not been announced.
Humane Society of the Flint Hills Director Stephanie Achille says this is the biggest emergency intake ever handled by the Shelter. With kittens getting trapped within walls and ducts of the house as of lunchtime, the cat number could climb, and she says the cats are not in good physical shape. In fact, one kitten still has its umbilical cord attached. Achille says the cats are infested with fleas, parasites and maggots.
Veterinary care will take place Wednesday afternoon through Dr. Floyd Dorsey.
Further details can be found below.
5:30 am Wednesday: Emporia Animal Shelter closed Wednesday to process its largest emergency pet intake on record
The Emporia Animal Shelter will be busy the next several days with its largest emergency intake on record, according to Humane Society of the Flint Hills Director Stephanie Achille.
At least 50 cats of all ages — most, if not all, in poor health — are coming to the shelter.
Case details beyond that have not been announced, but Achille says they likely have a lot of issues with fleas and/or other insects. They are also not vaccinated or fixed, so the final number could well climb.
Immediate help for the pets, whether through medical care or short-term placements, is coming this week.
Achille says the shelter is also working at the state and national levels to get placements. However, the incoming cats will have to be medically cleared before they are available for adoption. They will also be isolated as much as possible, although, with the shelter currently full, some animals may well have to be sheltered outside.
The shelter will be closed Wednesday for the intake, which comes a year to the day after the shelter handled an emergency intake of 14 shepherd-mix dogs. The shelter may well have limited open hours for several days because of the intake and medical processes.
Achille says the shelter is accepting financial donations through its Facebook page. Residents that want to help can also donate items like flea collars, litter, pet carriers or food. Residents wanting to adopt pets are asked to email emporiakansasanimalshelter@gmail.com or leave a voice mail at 620-340-6345.
Photos courtesy Emporia Animal Shelter and Humane Society of the Flint Hills
