Canvasser tipped cops to neglected cats

Neighbors on Manor Road near Servington Crescent say a political canvasser called police when she feared a local house might contain a dead body. In fact, the stench was created by the presence of some 50 cats. Because of the concern over a possible death, the fire department was the first responder on the scene. Apparently a mature woman who lives in the house has had the cats for some time. Neighbors say they have complained of the smell in the past. Monday afternoon the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was carefully removing the cats from the house and assessing each one on the scene. The location is beside the picturesque Glebe area to the south. The street was crowded with emergency and news vehicles.