Woman with 14 dead cats in her freezer

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Aggravated Cruelty to Animals
(23 Counts)

On the evening hours of March 13th, Officers with the Morgan City Police Department were called to a residence on McDermott Dr. in Morgan City regarding a welfare concern for the occupants of the residence. Officers observed several perishable items at the front door delivered in the past few days that were not picked up by the residence. Officers attempted to make contact at the front door, but no one answered. Officers went to the rear of the residence to make contact. While doing so officers noticed what was clearly a dead cat inside the residence along with a strong odor coming from the residence.
Officers subsequently made contact with the occupant of the residence, Ms. Sheri Hite. The investigation led officers to question Ms. Hite regarding the dead pet. Permission was given for officers to enter the residence. Where an unbearable odor emitted from the residence and the discovery of other dead cats throughout the rooms of the house.

Detectives secured a search warrant for the residence. On March 14th, detectives with the Morgan City Police Department performed further search of the residence and discovered 8 dead cats in rooms and 14 other dead cats in the freezer. Only one cat was found alive and turned over to animal rescue. The deceased cats were turned over for disposal.
Hite stated she recently picked up cats from the Baton Rouge area to take care of and explained the frozen cats were kept to be later disposed of.
Hite was subsequently arrested and charged with 23 counts of Aggravated Cruelty to Animals. She remains incarcerated in the Morgan City Jail where she now awaits court proceedings.



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