‘At least 40 cats’ discovered in home during eviction

CATONSVILLE — Baltimore County police found more than 40 cats when they entered a house during an eviction Friday morning in Catonsville.

The cats were removed and are being housed by the county’s animal services division pending an investigation.

Police spokeswoman Natalie Litofsky said police were told a large number of cats lived in the house with a man and an elderly couple. Together, members of the police department’s animal abuse investigative team, sheriff ’s deputies and health officials entered the home and removed the cats. No charges have been filed.