{"id":237980,"date":"2026-07-08T00:06:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T00:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/237980\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T00:06:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T00:06:11","slug":"2-children-found-living-with-dead-animals-in-squalid-philadelphia-pennsylvania-home-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/237980\/","title":{"rendered":"2 children found living with dead animals in squalid Philadelphia, Pennsylvania home"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHILADELPHIA — Federal authorities executed a search warrant at a Northeast Philadelphia home Tuesday, where investigators found two children living in what sources described as squalid conditions alongside dead animals.<\/p>\n

Only ABC Philadelphia affiliate WPVI was there while the FBI was on the scene. They learned that agents surrounded the home for several hours.<\/p>\n

Crews were later seen preparing to board up the property.<\/p>\n

Sources told WPVI that agents discovered two children living inside the home in unsanitary conditions with multiple dead cats and at least one dead dog.<\/p>\n

The children were taken to a hospital for evaluation and were not believed to be injured.<\/p>\n

Video from the scene showed investigators wearing hazmat suits entering and exiting the home while collecting and cataloging evidence.<\/p>\n

A WPVI camera also captured what appeared to be a rifle being removed from the home.<\/p>\n

A cat standing in the home’s doorway surrounded by dirt could also be seen.<\/p>\n

The reason for the FBI search warrant and the identity of the person or people named in the warrant were not immediately released.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson confirmed the FBI is conducting “court-authorized law enforcement activity.”<\/p>\n

SEE ALSO: 16 children rescued from Ohio home where they were living in ‘deplorable conditions,’ officials say<\/a><\/p>\n

Neighbor Vex Holmquist said she regularly noticed a strong odor coming from the home.<\/p>\n

“Every time I would walk by, it would smell really bad, kitty litter and everything, and a horrible stench every time you would walk. You could smell it from across the street,” Holmquist said. “I’ve seen one kid, I think, play with their neighbor. That’s about it. I’ve never actually seen the people come out or anything.”<\/p>\n

Officials from the Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections and a garbage truck were at the property Tuesday evening. Philadelphia Gas Works also responded to the scene and shut off utility service to the home, according to a spokesperson.<\/p>\n

The FBI has not commented on the investigation. The circumstances surrounding the search warrant remain under investigation.<\/p>\n

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