Health department officials are urging residents to be alert and aware of the signs of rabies after a domestic cat tested positive for rabies on May 13, 2022.
Kelly J. Simpson (age 44) and Cassandra J. Simpson (age) of Root, NY are facing charges following the seizure of cats and a dog from their home on April 15, 2022.
Security footage allegedly shows 3 women unloading several boxes of cats and at one point throwing "additional loose cats from the back of their SUV" onto the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society property.
As families gather around the Thanksgiving table, the animals left without a family still got to enjoy a holiday meal at the humane society thanks to one Utica couple.
Volunteer duties include cleaning and sanitizing cages, laundry, providing fresh food and water, and the best part? Socializing with all the cats they have.