Parents arrested after child present in dwelling full of raccoons, feces and decomposing goat: ‘A horrific situation’ | EUROtoday

A pair in South Carolina was arrested after their child was present in “horrific” circumstances at a house full of feces, piles of trash, and over 40 animals, together with the carcass of a goat that was decomposing within the bathtub.

Kayla Renard and Nicholas Foley had been taken into custody after police obtained issues from the Department of Social Services that they had been dwelling with their 8-month-old dwelling in an “unsafe environment,” in response to a Honea Path Police Department information launch.

“In my 30-plus years of service, I have never encountered such a horrific situation involving unsanitary conditions and such a large number of animals,” Honea Path Police Chief Chris Miller stated.

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On May 19, police responded to the house on South Shirley Avenue and had been met with a stunning scene.

“Once my officers went inside, they discovered just piles of trash and animal feces,” Miller stated.

“There were several different types of animals running around. Raccoons, chickens, cats, dogs. There was a dead goat in the bathtub in the bathroom that had been decomposing for several days.”

Animal feces and waste had been discovered all through the house and police decided that the “severe unsafe and unsanitary conditions that put the infant at risk.”

.The “alarming situation” prompted police to name Dr. Kim Sanders with Anderson County PAWS, for help as a result of overwhelming variety of animals, police stated.

More than 40 animals had been safely faraway from the property and the newborn was positioned within the care of a relative, in response to police.

“The child is OK. The child was in pretty good condition for the unsanitary conditions of the house,” Miller stated, per WJCL.

Police didn’t disclose what number of lifeless animals had been discovered, however Dr. Sanders instructed PEOPLE Magazine that six lifeless animals had been faraway from the property.

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She additionally stated that 41 dwell animals had been discovered within the dwelling, together with 25 canine, three cats, 5 raccoons, six chickens and two rabbits. The animals had been “severely dehydrated, covered in feces and the majority of them were extremely emaciated,” she added.

“The home was unfit for any living creature let alone an 8-month-old baby girl,” Sanders stated, recalling the “overwhelming” scent within the dwelling, including that “the ammonia burned our eyes.”

“All of the animals are undergoing medical care and are expected to recover at this time. The emotional trauma they sustained will be a bigger challenge to overcome.”

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Renard and Foley had been charged with illegal conduct towards a baby and unwell remedy of animals, and violations of city ordinances.

They had been booked into the Anderson County Detention Center and given $10,000 surety bonds. Both have since posted bond.

The police chief instructed WHNS he discovered the mother and father’ lack of expression to be probably the most disturbing.

“Sitting there calm and really no emotion. No facial expressions,” Chief Miller stated. “You would think that they’d be a little upset that someone was taking their eight-month-old baby, that the police were there and discovered the horrific conditions of this house. You would think that they would have to know that they were in trouble.”