A $1,750 fine and forfeiture of more than 170 animals was the ruling issued Nov. 8 to a Buda-area homeowner accused of holding cats and dogs in “unhealthy conditions.”

Hays County Pct. 5 Justice of the Peace Scott Cary issued the ruling against Buda area resident Melissa Caffey in a signed agreement, according to a release. The ruling was issued after 161 cats and 15 dogs were confiscated Nov. 1 following a report of inhumane treatment at a home in the Leisure Woods subdivision near ...