A woman in Paris has been sentenced after authorities discovered she was living with 104 cats in a small apartment. According to Brut America, the French woman lived in a 650-square-foot apartment in grossly unsanitary conditions, as officials described.
The woman who lived with 104 cats in Paris
The woman’s flat was reportedly described as uninhabitable, with immense dirt and an unbearable smell.
Animal welfare organization YouCare said of the incident that a court sentenced the woman on February 6.
Meanwhile, it is not known how the case came to light. It probably came about after concerns about the welfare of the animals, which were found crammed into a small space in the care of a woman.
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The court subsequently fined her 4,530 euros (about $4,900). ₹4,20,000) and imposed a three-year ban on owning pets for the future.
The news received mixed reactions from netizens. YouCare wrote in French: “Last Friday, the YouCare Black team won a case against an individual who kept 104 cats in an unsanitary apartment. I have participated in many difficult rescue operations, but never on this scale. The smell and chaos were indescribable. As soon as we arrived, we were confronted with absolute horror: one cat died, its head was trapped in the mechanism of the boiler.”
“The owner was fined €4,530 and banned from owning animals…for only three years. Although this is the maximum sentence set by law for apprehended offences, it remains incomprehensible. How can it be acceptable for someone who allowed over 100 animals to suffer to be able to own animals again in just three years? This case points out that a person often has medical hardship that unfortunately should not lead to to such severe animal cruelty. currently mandatory,” the post ended.
According to authorities, the woman is believed to have suffered from Diogenes syndrome and Noah syndrome, conditions often associated with compulsive hoarding of animals.
The case highlighted the psychological factors behind animal hoarding, or Noah syndrome, and the serious risks it poses to both humans and animals.
What is Noem Syndrome?
Noah syndrome is a psychological need to save animals, even when one is unable to do so.
According to research on the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed website, Noah syndrome is described as “a variant of Diogenes syndrome that manifests as the accumulation of large numbers of animals.”
What can cause Noem syndrome?
Psychosocial stress and loneliness are considered key predisposing factors for the development of this disorder.
At the same time, an individual’s underlying health conditions may also play an important role, as they may provide an organic basis that contributes to the onset of this psychopathology.
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