Chartiers woman charged in animal abuse case

A Chartiers Township woman has been charged with the same animal cruelty and neglect charges as her housemate, following an incident last month.
Marci Jo Klinzing, 49, of 8 Crossroads Road, was charged by a police officer with Washington Area Humane Society with aggravated cruelty to an animal and 18 counts of neglect of animals for allegedly failing to provide food, water and veterinary care for nine animals.
William E. Moore, 68, of the same address, recently received the same charges, after police removed 10 animals from their house May 24. Several kittens, an adult male cat and a terrier-type dog were removed from the house, which was in deplorable condition, according to court documents.
The animals were taken to the humane society, where the kittens were put on liquids for dehydration, according to Executive Director Kelly Proudfit. She said the kittens removed from the house had ear mites, upper respiratory infections and eye infections. One of the kittens did not survive.