Cat lady's 118 felines probably not adoptable

More from the AHS:

The cats are receiving medical examinations at the Golden Valley facility. It is uncertain at this time if any of the animals are adoptable as AHS veterinary staff are seeing signs of health and behavior problems that are indicative of animals that come from these environments. 

According to Kathie Johnson, director of animal services, situations such as these are tragic. "From start to finish cases like these are so unfortunate. These not your typical house cats. They are damaged from their marginalized environment--both psychologically and physically. It is a tragic situation--and difficult for our staff that is now forced to make the difficult decisions now that they are in our care."

Yuck. Yesterday we reported on the grim conditions of the home: The couple, in their 50s, had feces on their shoes and pants cuffs. They slept on a rollaway mattress on the kitchen floor surrounded by filthy felines. There was evidence someone had shoveled the feces and urine off the floors, but some floor boards were rotting anyway. The most depressing part of all this? The woman will probably get away with the cruelty, maybe with a slap on the wrist.