HALFMOON — State Police charged three people with animal neglect after troopers found 134 cats living in a trailer.

The arrests came after a monthlong investigation by State Police. Nineteen cats found at the D&R Trailer Park had to be euthanized, police said; two were found dead at the scene.

The cats were taken from the trailer on March 26. Code enforcement officials later condemned the trailer.

Troopers had received a complaint from a local animal hospital regarding the condition of a kitten brought in by its owner. The kitten had severe medical problems and died.

Police arrested Earl J. Millard, 26, of Schaghticoke and Halfmoon; Arthur C. Millard, 53, of Johnsonville and Halfmoon; and Mary A. Ryan, 61, of Schaghticoke and Halfmoon.

The Millards are father and son; Ryan is Arthur Millard's sister-in-law and Earl Millard's aunt. The three allegedly "rescued" stray cats from the streets of Troy and the trailer park, police said.

They were charged with one count each of failure to provide proper sustenance/animal neglect, a misdemeanor, and one count each of failing to provide the animals with vaccinations which is a violation of public health law.

They were issued appearance tickets and are scheduled to return April 10 to Halfmoon Town Court.

Daniel Butler, supervisor of the Saratoga County Animal Hospital, said eight of the cats were adopted Monday. Another 67 have been sent to foster homes. Those include pregnant cats, mothers with kittens, and kittens too small to be spayed or neutered.

The rest are available for adoption.

"We've got about 60 still from that situation," he said.

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