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A Tasmanian woman has been sentenced to six months in prison—suspended for four years—for horrific animal neglect, after pleading guilty to 21 charges of cruelty. Seventy-one animals, mostly cats, were found in unimaginable squalor on her property, with inspectors describing overwhelming odors and waste everywhere. The RSPCA had responded to complaints multiple times over seven years, culminating in a discovery of 12 dead kittens in a freezer and others decomposing around the house. Blake’s defense blamed mental health issues and caregiving stress after her father’s death, but the magistrate called it “very serious.” She’ll pay $27,000 to cover animal care costs and is banned from owning cats and most dogs for five years—except her current dog. The RSPCA says the sentence sends a clear message.

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