- Georgia, USA -
A Cobb County Grand Jury indicted 36-years-old TIFFANY NICHOLE BURLEY (pictured), on twenty-eight (28) felony counts of aggravated animal cruelty.
BURLEY is accused of letting twenty-five (25) of her cats die at a home on 6566 Arbor Gate Drive in Mableton.
According to official documents obtained by Voice For Us, on September 19, 2023, an officer with the Cobb County Police Department responded to the aforementioned property to conduct a welfare check on BURLEY who “...hadn’t been to work in two weeks”.
When the officer arrived at the home, BURLEY was not there and neighbors confirmed they “...hadn’t seen her in weeks” either.
The yard around the house was covered in fleas. The officer noticed a decomposing smell coming from the home and forced entry.
Upon entering the home, the officer found dozens of dead cats who appeared to “...have been trapped and abandoned in the residence”.
From the back sliding door, the officer could see inside the home and noticed “garbage scattered all over the floor and furniture”. The officer reported that they “...could make out the remains of at least one deceased cat lying on the floor in the ‘main room’" and that “...the screens on the bottom windows have claw marks on them as does the far-right top screen”.
The findings were then passed on to Cobb County Animal Services Investigator David Whitley.
The Cobb Couty Animal Services Director, Stephen Hammond, has advised that search warrants were executed and the evidence was collected.
On Wednesday, April 24, 2024, BURLEY was indicted by a Cobb County Grand Jury and her case will proceed through the court. The indictment accuses BURLEY of knowingly and intentionally abandoning thirty-one (31) cats at the residence, causing death or unjustifiable physical pain or suffering.
The cats were abandoned without food or water and were forced to live in unsanitary conditions.
These furvictims were found in different states of decomposition. Those who still had fur on them were extremely emaciated.
At the time of writing, BURLEY is being held at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center.
If convicted, BURLEY could spend several years behind bars, with Mr. Hammond advising it “...could be five years for each felony count”.
Still, she will be fed before and after her imprisonment, she won’t be emaciated!
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Disclaimer: This story is sourced from official documents provided to Voice For Us by Cobb County Officials. Please note that details may be removed or new information added should updates become available.
BURLEY’s mugshot shared from WSB
