Called CPS to investigate my brother and sister in law.

My brother in law, sister in law and 8 year old niece all live in a 2 bedroom house that I remember as once being an older, but nice home. Over the last several years, I'm not sure exactly what happened but they just... stopped caring about it.I wouldn't worry so much if it was just messy. But the house is filthy to a point that it's got to be unsanitary. Their 2 dogs use the bathroom in the house and it doesn't get cleaned up. The pantry is full of rat feces and various chewed up packaging for different pantry foods. The smell is unbelievable. It's so bad that it's unbearable even from outside if the door is open. The air conditioning vents are packed with dog hair... the fur is everywhere really.The shower head in the master bathroom broke about 5 years ago. Instead of just replacing it, they stopped using it. Not the shower. The ENTIRE bathroom. Now it's just full of dirty clothes, trash and dog waste. Over time, the toilet and shower have gotten stained and filthy. They don't bother cleaning it because... well, why bother? They don't use it. Instead, they all use their daughter's bathroom (also absolutely filthy).The oven and stove broke a few years ago as well. They just stack their mail on top of it and cook with the microwave or toaster oven. Most of the time they just eat out.3 years ago, a leak in the air condition caused a large part of the ceiling in my niece's playroom to cave in. A year later, the room and all her toys were still covered in mud, dirt and insulation.My husband and I have tried to help. We fixed the ceiling ourselves. We have them money to fix the oven but they never fixed it. I have gone over to their house several times and cleaned it as well as I could manage, but a week or two later it would always end up being disgusting again.They're not impoverished. They both work well paying jobs. They shop often and eat out at expensive restaurants. Their daughter was in gymnastics and doing very well, but they pulled her out this year because they "couldn't afford it."My niece stays with us every few months or so. We have kids her age and we love having her here. She's always sent with an inhaler and breathing treatments due to asthma, but I've never needed to use them. At her house, she constantly struggles to breathe.Her parents both have issues with alcohol and prescription pills.The other day, a mutual friend called and said she went to visit the other day and had to walk right back outside to vomit. The smell is THAT BAD.So I decided I was done. I've tried to help. I've talked to them a thousand times. But ultimately, I care more about my niece's health and safety than her parent's feelings.So I called CPS and told them everything. via /r/confession http://ift.tt/2r0r6h2