Woman living in house that had infected cats cited by Animal Control

Brent BonFleur

Lincoln Animal Control has cited a woman living in a house which 31 cats were removed from last week, some of which tested positive for contagious disease.

Animal Control Manager Steve Beal said the cats, which were taken from a home near 33rd and St. Paul Avenue, tested positive for feline panleukopenia, a highly contagious viral disease. All of the cats eventually had to be put down. 

Beal said Monday the woman received citations for neglect, not having rabies vaccinations, not having a license, having more than five cats in a home, and sanitation violations. He said it is up to the city attorney’s office to decide how many charges the owner could face. 

Each citation brings the possibility of a $100 fine. None of the citations include jail time, Beal said. 

Beal said if the cats had received proper vaccines, there is a good the chance the situation could have been prevented. 
 
“Get your cats vaccinated,” he said. 
 
Beal said his office responds to two or three ‘hoarding’ cases like this each year. 

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