Montana is gross and mean to cats

A former Gardiner resident faces 22 counts of cruelty to animals for allegedly abandoning more than 30 cats in a dark trailer house with no food, water or litter boxes, forcing them to survive by eating their young.

Roy E. Wiedenmeyer Jr., 57, who now lives in Stevensville, also faces a criminal mischief charge. His initial appearance in District Court is scheduled for Nov. 20.

Court records say Wiedenmeyer rented a trailer from Gardiner resident Peter Dahn for more than a year, then abandoned the cats there in early October.