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Brighton Woman Charged With Animal Cruelty

The 80-year-old will appear in court this week as her animal hoarding case unfolds; cats seized in recent raid remain up for adoption.

A Brighton woman charged in connection with a cat-hoarding case will be in court Wednesday for a preliminary exam conference after her arraignment last week on charges of abandonment and animal cruelty.

Carol Adams, 80, is charged in connection with an April 28 raid on two homes she owns on Brighton's southwest side. Authorities had been alerted by neighbors who reported a stench coming from the two vacant homes on Woodlake Drive where the animals were being kept.  

Livingston County Animal Control Director Debbie Oberle said that out of 24 cats taken in the raid, 19 remain at the agency's headquarters on Highlander Way in Howell. Oberle said five cats had to be euthanized because of ill health or a combination of sickness and old age. Only one cat has been adopted so far.  

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Oberle said she hopes the public will adopt the remaining animals. She emphasizes they cannot be housed at the facility indefinitely and would eventually have to be euthanized if they can't be placed in homes. The single dog taken in the raid also remains at animal control and available for adoption. 

Oberle said the cats, although shy, are friendly and not feral. All  have been treated for infections, given their shots and spayed or neutered and all are house-trained.

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The adoption fee for a cat over four months old is $90; a second cat may be adopted for just $1. The animals' photos and descriptions may be viewed on Livingston County Animal Control's Website.

Adams remains free on personal recognizance bond.

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