Everett Couple Sentenced For Animal Cruelty Involving Dozens Of Cats

Everett couple sentenced for hoarding dozens of cats

BEDFORD, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Bedford County couple was sentenced Monday on charges relating to the hoarding of dozens of cats inside their Everett home. Amanda Vandergroef and Matthew Calhoun faced hundreds of counts of animal cruelty and neglect. Both were arrested in January after police rescued 67 cats from the couple's home. In the arrest records, police described the home as 'biohazardous' due to the amount of animal waste inside. Both Vandergro…

Everett Couple Sentenced For Animal Cruelty Involving Dozens Of Cats

A Bedford County couple was sentenced yesterday, on charges involving the hoarding of 67 cats in their Everett home.  Forty-year-old Matthew Calhoun, and 32-year-old Amanda Vandergroef faced hundreds of counts of animal cruelty.  The two were arrested earlier this year from a home that state police referred to as “biohazardous” because of the animal waste inside.  The two have been sentenced to 5-23 months in prison.  Neither are allowed to own …