Eric Werner, Jadden Moore, and Mary Good all of the 100 block of Falmouth Road of Conoy Township were each charged with aggravated animal cruelty, cruelty to animals, and five counts of neglect of animals. The trio were evicted from the home in September 2023 but “made no attempt to inform township officials that there were living and dead animals left inside the residence,” as stated in the DA’s release.
A Pennsylvania SPCA humane society officer was called to the home in October and found the residence boarded up with no food or water left for the animals inside, according to the DA. Officers initially recovered:
- 15 adult cats.
- One kitten.
- Three domestic rats.
- One snake.
“One of the cats was humanely euthanized by a veterinarian hours after being recovered due to its critical condition. Good confirmed to SPCA that the animals belonged to her, her son Werner and her boyfriend Moore,” the DA wrote.
The police were called to the home a few weeks later “after it appeared to have been burglarized,” as written in the release…