{"id":34409,"date":"2026-07-08T15:00:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T19:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/2-charged-after-children-animals-found-living-in-squalor-in-philadelphia-home\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T15:00:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T19:00:45","slug":"2-charged-after-children-animals-found-living-in-squalor-in-philadelphia-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/2-charged-after-children-animals-found-living-in-squalor-in-philadelphia-home\/","title":{"rendered":"2 charged after children, animals found living in squalor in Philadelphia home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  <\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\"><span class=\"dateline\"><strong>PHILADELPHIA<\/strong> &#8211; <\/span>A man and woman are facing criminal charges after two children and over three dozen cats were rescued from deplorable living conditions at a home in Philadelphia on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTXF\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Megan Bach, 44, and Thomas Bach, 43, were taken into custody Wednesday during an FBI investigation at a house on the 7100 block of Whitaker Avenue.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">They have been charged with several crimes, including two counts each of Endangering the Welfare of a Child and Recklessly Endangering Another Person.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTXF\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">The backstory:<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">The Philadelphia Police Department and the FBI were conducting a court-authorized law enforcement operation at the property on Wednesday morning when they discovered squalid living conditions.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">An 8-month-old and a 5-year-old were removed from the property and taken to a local hospital for medical evaluations. 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