Elderly Couple Lived With 150 Cats

[matcom]

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LONDON (Reuters) - A British animal welfare charity has rescued 150 cats from the flat of an elderly couple who were unable to control the animals' breeding.

The cats occupied all three bedrooms of the apartment, leaving the couple to sleep on the living room floor between tins of cat food and litter trays.

"They were absolutely swamped," said Caroline Yates of London's Mayhew Animal Home. The couple took in four unneutered strays in 1989 and things snowballed from there.

The elderly pair, who have not been named, were facing eviction from their London home after neighbors complained of the stench. They contacted the charity last month because of its pledge never to put down a healthy animal. The smell of cat urine was overpowering, particularly because the couple kept their windows closed, said Lisa Guiney, a supervisor at the Mayhew, who was the first to visit the flat. She found kittens of a few weeks old alongside 18-year old cats.

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[KG]

1. between laying down smack on co-workers and finding weird shit

on the net, do you ever get any actual work done? :)

[matcom]

2. unfortunately.....TONS

although i try and put it off as long as possible :D

[Kamika]

3. wow poor cats

talk about inbreeding

[Rhiannon12866]

7. I agree! And my friends in animal rescue tell me that

it is much harder to place cats than dogs. People tend to treat them as disposable. My rescued cat is just washing after eating her dinner. I finally managed to bring her inside after feeding her outside for four months. My vet said she is about 13, poor kitty. Last month I spent over $500 on X-Rays and ear and dental surgery. And I get a discount. But she's my cat now and at least she is safe and feeling much better.:-)

[nuxvomica]

4. For bonus points, find the famous cat name hidden in this story

:)

[Rhiannon12866]

5. I'll try it. How about Snowball, The Simpsons' gray cat?

:shrug:

[JVS]

6. Barf

Cats are disgusting vermin.