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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 and banned from owning animals for five years after 85 dogs and cats were removed from her home.

Woman banned from owning animals for five years

A Tweed Ont., woman has been convicted of four counts of animal cruelty after SPCA investigators removed 52 dogs, 23 puppies and 10 cats — not these ones — from her home. (Guelph Humane Society)

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 Animals were 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 of two counts of failing to comply with prescribed 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.