WEST BEND — A 26-year-old West Bend man was arrested in connection with an investigation into the discovery of seven dead cats, which police say were found in a dumpster in a sealed plastic container last weekend.

The discovery was made on Nov. 2 around 12:32 p.m. after West Bend police received a call about dead cats being found in a dumpster near 9th and Washington.

Police say seven cats were found dead, but one cat was still alive and taken to an emergency veterinary clinic.

An investigation determined the man placed eight cats in a sealed plastic container and set it out by the dumpster, according to police. The man and his 23-year-old girlfriend had a total of 11 cats in their residence, according to police.

The woman, who police say had been out of town at the time, learned upon

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