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Over 110 cats and one dog rescued from Las Vegas-area animal hoarder

"There's a fine line between rescue and hoarding," note animal rescue officials.

By Matt Bradwell

NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev., July 25 (UPI) -- Police and animal rescue were called to a Las Vegas-area home Thursday after over 100 cats were found living in squalor with a woman claiming she was trying to "rescue" them.

Around 11:30 a.m. local time Thursday, police were notified of a "foul smell and lots of cats" irritating neighbors of a North Las Vegas home.

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Initial reports stated that upon arrival, police and animal rescue officials discovered over 60 cats and one dog living in a home littered with urine and feces. That number has since nearly doubled, with police putting the current cat-count at 112 and Nevada Voters for Animals counting 120 rescued felines.

"I did the best I could, but my goal was to have them adopted out and keep a couple for myself," the unnamed woman caring for the cats told ABC Las Vegas.

"I never meant to keep that many cats."

The would-be cat lady was taken to an area hospital as precaution and will not be able to return to her home until undergoing a psychological evaluation.

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"This is someone who was in rescue circles," Gina Greisen of Nevada Voters for Animals said of the hospitalized woman.

"None of us knew that this person had such a deep problem. There's a fine line between rescue and hoarding."

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