BRICK – A local man has been criminally charged after hoarding over 100 animals in his home, police said.
Jeffrey Finlay was charged with disorderly persons offense: failure to provide care of a living animal or creature, and two township ordinance violations: Failure to license an animal and violating the prohibition against harboring five or more cats/dogs combination.
On the evening of May 4, Brick Police received a call from a resident for assistance for an excessive number of animals in a house on Mantoloking Road.
A total 130 cats and three dogs were found inside the home, which took police over 24 hours to remove.
Police said all of the animals appear to have been properly fed and are all pending veterinary reports. All animals are currently being sheltered at the Northern and Southern Ocean County Animal Facilities, which are under direction of the Ocean County Health Department.
