Woman Calls For Help After Her Home Becomes Totally Covered In Cats

Every year, Toronto Cat Rescue saves around 2,700 needy felines, but possibly never before have so many come from a single location.

Last week, the Canada-based group received a call from a woman in dire need of assistance. She’d taken in a few cats in the past, but hadn’t spayed or neutered them.

As a result, she was now up to her neck with kittens.

When rescuers arrived in the house, they discovered an incredible amount of felines.

“As you may guess, counting was difficult. Cats were scurrying all over the place. It was discovered that there were around 120 cats in the residence “The executive director of Toronto Cat Rescue, Belinda Vandersluis, told The Dodo. “Cats of various ages were present. They all appear to be the same. They are all linked in this case.”

Fortunately, with the exception of a few animals infected with fleas and worms, the cats were in fairly good health given the circumstances. Despite the fact that this is an example of hoarding, the owner looks to have done her best.

“It had to have been a huge load,” Vandersluis added. “It was a scene that swiftly became out of hand. I believe they didn’t know how to get rid of all these cats in their home.”

Vandersluis believes the problem might have started with just two cats, a male and a female. Because they and their pups were never fixed, the number of cats in the house quickly rose.

“You can image the exponential issue you may have if kittens can produce kittens themselves at 6 months old — cats generating more cats very rapidly,” Vandersluis added. “The individual was doing their best to care for them, but it wasn’t a nice place to live or visit in terms of how it smelled and so on.”

Thankfully, relief is on the way for both the kitties and their owner.

Toronto Cat Rescue has taken in 50 of the cats so far, with Toronto Animal Services and the Toronto Humane Society pitching in to help with the remainder.

“Pretty much every one of them has been saved and will go to a wonderful adopter’s home,” Vandersluis added. “They’ll be available for adoption in approximately four weeks.”

Homeowners are only allowed six cats per home, according to municipal ordinances. However, because the owner is cooperating and the cats are healthy, as well as because she initiated the rescue herself, charges against her are not being considered at this time.

Vandersluis believes that the case will highlight the need of spaying and neutering so that other pet owners are not as overwhelmed as he was.

“It’s a really excellent conclusion in this specific scenario,” she remarked. “Many of the cats in some hoarding situations aren’t in good enough form to live. So we’re fortunate that we were able to intervene immediately, before things worsened.”

Link to Paws Daily

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