A Cobb County woman has been indicted on 28 felony counts of aggravated cruelty to animals after prosecutors said she left 31 cats behind when she moved out of her Mableton townhome.
Tiffany Nichole Burley “did maliciously fail to provide food, water, sanitary conditions and ventilation,” resulting in animals’ deaths, the indictment reads.
Burley was last seen at the home in June, according to Cobb County police. In September, an officer determined she no longer lived in the home and found the dead cats, an arrest warrant states.
“The cats were in different states of decomposition when they were found,” Burley’s warrant states. “The cats with fur were extremely emaciated. They didn’t appear to have blood or any internal organs. The average cat was less than 2 inches thick.”
Burley was arrested Oct. 6 and her bond set at $40,000, court records show. She remained Tuesday in the Cobb jail.
