The Bucks County SPCA removed 67 cats from a Bensalem shelter accused of neglecting the pets. Many of the cats are extremely sick and two kittens have died, the SPCA said.
The owner of Cats Bridge to Rescue will face animal cruelty and neglect charges, the SPCA said in a Facebook post . The SPCA took the cats from the Bensalem shelter after a warrant was served Wednesday by authorities. They were transported to the SPCA's Lahaska Shelter in New Hope to receive medical treatment. MORE: SEPTA will keep using old Regional Rail cars despite NTSB warning about risk of electrical fires
The SPCA said Cats Bridge to Rescue housed the animals in "awful conditions," adding that many are "sick and extremely thin and suffering from upper respiratory infections, severe diarrhea and covered