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Animal rescue efforts have now been called off for the day in Redford. Officials say the home is still simply too dangerous to enter, with overwhelming ammonia levels, floors buried in garbage and animal waste, and a flooded basement. Dozens of cats remain inside. WWJ's Tim Pamplin reports the homeowner is getting some help.
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00:00This is WWJ reporter Tim Pamplin in Redford at the Cat Hoarding House.
00:04Dozens of cats living inside this home on Gaylord Street, that's 8 Mile and Grand River.
00:08The homeowner, said to be a 40-something-year-old man, was found living out of his car last Thursday.
00:13He was sent to the hospital and now animal control officers with hazmat suits are going in
00:18to try and rescue the dozens of cats inside.
00:21The stench is palpable, you can taste the smell of cat urine in your mouth.
00:25Neighbors say they've been complaining and are relieved something is finally being done.
00:31Neighbors have been calling the township on for at least a couple of years on the smell
00:37coming from the house.
00:38We're happy that something's finally happening.
00:40The guy's getting the help that he needs.
00:42The animals are hopefully going to be taken care of here shortly and hopefully we can figure
00:47out what's going to happen next with the house.
00:49So back out here, you see officers in hazmat suits ready to go back inside.
00:53A sad situation all around.
00:55Updates online and on air at WWJ AM 950 and 97.1 FM HD2 Detroit.
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