85 cats and dogs removed from Tweed, Ont., woman's home

A Tweed, Ont., woman has been found guilty of four counts of animal cruelty after 85 dogs and cats had to be removed from her urine-soaked home.

Investigators with the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animalswere called to the woman's home on Oct. 30 after receiving reports that the home was overrun with animals, the agency said in a media release.

Fifty-two adult dogs and 23 puppies were later removed from the home,which was covered in urine and feces, along with 10 cats, the OSPCA said.

Three of the dogs had to be euthanized, said the agency. The remaining animals have since found new homes, the OSPCA said.

On Dec. 12, the woman was found guilty oftwo counts offailing to comply withprescribed standards of care, one count of permitting distress, and one count of failing to comply with orders under the Ontario SPCA Act.

She was banned from owning or caring for animals for five years, the OSPCA said.

Tweed is located about 90 kilometres northwest of Kingston, Ont.