PSPCA removes 17 cats, 6 dogs from Port Richmond home

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Wednesday, February 6, 2019
PSPCA removes 17 cats, 6 dogs from Port Richmond home
PSPCA removes 17 cats, 6 dogs from Port Richmond home. Watch this report from Action News at 4pm on February 6, 2019.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The Pennsylvania SPCA has removed 17 cats and six dogs from a Philadelphia home after they were reportedly living in unsanitary conditions.

Officials say they responded to a home in the Port Richmond section of the city on Tuesday after receiving a tip.

SPCA officers say they found 17 cats, including five 4-week-old kittens, and 6 dogs, including four puppies under 6-months of age, living

in unsanitary conditions.

All of the animals are currently being evaluated and will soon be available for adoption.

Officials say charges are pending,