Woman arrested after 106 cats seized from Merced County U-Haul van, deputies say

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A pistillate faces 93 counts of carnal cruelty aft Merced County Sheriff's deputies recovered implicit a 100 cats successful distress wrong a U-Haul.

Many of the felines could beryllium seen done the windshield, crammed into the dashboard arsenic the van sat successful the blistery summertime prima connected Sunday successful the parking batch of a Taco Bell successful Santa Nella.

Inside, carnal power officers recovered 106 highly emaciated cats with nary nutrient oregon water.

They besides recovered 28 dormant cats.

The proprietor has been identified arsenic 69-year-old Jeannie Maxon of Long Beach. She's been booked into the Merced County jail.

All the animals, which scope successful property from 1 week to 8 years old, are present being cared for astatine the Merced County Animal Shelter and astatine the Atwater Veterinary Center.

Once they are medically clear, the cats volition beryllium disposable for adoption.