The body of an 81-year-old woman, identified as Analice Cavalcante, was found in an advanced state of decomposition inside a house in Piedade, in the North Zone of Rio, in the early hours of this Tuesday. According to firefighters, the woman had been dead for several days.
At the property, teams from the Fire Department, Civil Police, city government, and councilman Luiz Ramos Filho (PSD), from the Committee for the Defense of Animals of the Rio Municipal Chamber, found approximately 20 dogs and a cat in precarious conditions, in addition to carcasses of other animals. The dogs showed signs of malnutrition and skin diseases, and one of them was blind. There were also pigeons kept in cages.
The location was completely degraded, overrun with trash, feces, urine, rats, and cockroaches, characterizing a severe infestation of rodents and insects. The councilman was summoned by animal protectors and residents of the area who noticed the situation.
