Austin, Texas – A 27-year-old woman is accused of abandoning 15 cats in her Austin apartment, which was vacated in mid-January. According to the City of Austin, police charged Nayzak Najm with 13 counts of animal cruelty after finding the abandoned cats in the apartment; two of the cats did not survive and the remaining cats partially consumed those who had died.
According to the Austin Police Department the surviving cats were in “varying states of malnourishment.” One of the surviving cats was in such poor condition that humane euthanasia was the only option.
The authorities said: “Based on the evidence, APD Animal Cruelty Detectives filed 13 Class A misdemeanor charges, corresponding to 13 surviving cats associated with the case. Charges were not filed in relation to the two deceased cats due to the inability to determine their cause of death.”
Conditions inside the apartment were consistent with a hoarding situation.
In a news release, the police said:
APD reminds the community that abandoning animals is both illegal and inhumane. If individuals are unable to care for their animals, there are safe and responsible alternatives available, including contacting local animal shelters, rescue organizations, or seeking assistance from veterinary providers. Reaching out for help can ensure animals are placed in safe environments and receive the care they need.
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Shameful and must be prosecuted to fullest extent
Petitions against horrific animal cruelty case “misdemeanors” are not going to change sentances for “misdemeanors”‘ & therefore not serve to DETER nextr person from committing a next horrific “misdemanor.” Only raising the bar above a misdemeanor for horrific animal cruelty cases, will help animals. Have to ‘petion’ lawmakers, not the courts.’
What do you mean? Not determined???? This bitch tortured and murdered these innocent souls
Go eat another human and see how that goes??
Make beheadings great again
THESE POOR BEAUTIFUL INNOCENT CATS THAT CAUSED NO ONE ANY HARM PAID THIS HORRIFIC PRICE OF THIS PERPETRATORS HOARDING DISORDER?????
THIS WOMAN MUST BE INCARCERATED FOR AS LONG AS IT TAKES AND BE COMMITTED TO ONGOING PSYCHIATRIC ASSESSMENTS AND TREATMENTS!!!
GOD SEES ‘ALL’ THINGS ‘NOTHING’ ESCAPES HIM AND LIKE ALL HUMANITY THIS WOMAN MUST STAND BEFORE AND BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR HER ACTIONS!!!!
NO DOUBT ABOUT IT!!
The piece of garbage should be locked up and starved to death so she knows how it feels.
A mettre en prison pour longtemps, dans une cellule avec des femmes qui aiment les animaux.
Piece of lazy shit.
I agree that this piece of crap should be locked away and given nothing. Absolutely nothing. See how long she will last!
She’ll get a gentle slap in the hand and she’ll be on to her next escapade 😡
She’ll get a gentle slap in the hand and she’ll be on to her next escapade 😡
Loch her in a closed off room for a bit. No food, water or furniture. Make it 110 degrees. A month should do it.
look up how new york let an abuser go without even a bond who torn a cats head off in Queens NY. A case of tearing off a head of a live kitty is NOT eligible for a bond in such a trash hole like NEW YORK. So he is just free till the court
What a piece of garbage she doesn’t even look like she’s sorry… How did she expect these cats to survive since January? They were starved to death. She deserves the worst jail time and huge fines and put on the animal registry. She’s never allowed to own an animal again this crap has to stop. It’s getting worse and worse. What is wrong with people?
A total disgrace on every level; the abandonment and the fact it is not being treated as seriously as it should. It is Not a misdemeanour it is slow and cruel MURDER and MUST be treated as such! No excuses. This person with no scruples must suffer dire consequences for the horror she has caused!
This woman looks like she takes care of herself quite well from the photo. Her treatment of those poor cats and the careless way she left them tells of a woman who is selfish, sociopathic, no feelings at all, no remorse, and I’d bet has the tendency to do this again. She is a danger to animals and children….I hope she doesn’t have kids and never will. Make her pay financially and criminally for what she did. The American people demand it!
There is no excuse for the pain and suffering that this individual caused these innocent and defenseless cats. She needs to do some serious time behind bars to pay for her cruelty!
put the no good worthless stupid bitch in prison
What the hell is wrong with people like this? She obviously didn’t have any bond with these cats or she would not have just abandoned them like this plus it sounds like she didn’t care for them the way a responsible and caring owner would. I hope Karma catches up to this bitch and she ends up suffering the way these cats did.I It doesn’t surprise me that Texas law would allow this woman away with a slap on the wrist-Texas is known for a lot of things, all of it negative. Worst state in the fucking Union.
What the hell is wrong with people like this? She obviously didn’t have any bond with these cats or she would not have just abandoned them like this plus it sounds like she didn’t care for them the way a responsible and caring owner would. I hope Karma catches up to this bitch and she ends up suffering the way these cats did.I It doesn’t surprise me that Texas law would allow this woman away with a slap on the wrist-Texas is known for a lot of things, all of it negative. Worst state in the fucking Union.
look up how new york let an abuser go without even a bond who torn a cats head off in Queens NY. A case of tearing off a head of a live kitty is NOT eligible for a bond in such a trash hole like NEW YORK. So he is just free till the court
This monster left innocents to starve. The charges should be felonies – not misdemeanors. In my state they would be. Texas what’s wrong with you???
not sure which state you are, but it’s the same in California. a cat was abandoned in an apartment. Though neighbours called police, firemen, animal control, they refused to get the cat out, BECAUSE A CAT IS PROPERTY AND POLICE, ANIMAL CONTROL , FIREMEM DID NOT WANT TO BREAK THE LAW. Look up Luckys law, which is a petition to stop this atrocity
i live in tulsa okla and if i know of any animal locked in an apartment or house, id break in and get them out and worry about it later…. i prefer animals over people most of the time… animals cant fend for themselves, thats why they depend on us to let them live…
Inability to determine their cause of death?!? Texas APD is daft. Letting over a dozen animals, regardless of their species, to slowly starve to death in a hot, hoarded apartment should not be a series of misdemeanors either. The fact some of them managed to survive is not the point; They were left to suffer and die.