Forty cats rescued from an unsanitary shelter after 2 days of intervention

A Niles in the state of Ohio, an association intervened in an unsanitary shelter to bring out dozens of cats who lived there in deplorable conditions. A story told by WKBN Tuesday, August 9.

In 2 days, 44 felines were removed from this place by the team of theAnimal Welfare League, but his mission is far from over. Other cats are still there and need urgent care.

By Monday, August 8, his agents had been barred from entering the property. They then set up cages outside, which enabled them to rescue 13 of the animals. The next day, they were finally able to enter the shelter called Niles Cats Crusade and take care of 25 other cats of varying ages.

Most of the adults lived in trap cages in the middle of their excrement. The kittens were kept in equally filthy crates. : “ It is under these conditions that the animal shelter operated » in question, denounces Lori Shandordirector of theAnimal Welfare League.

“Inhuman and cruel”

The latter had been alerted by a veterinarian taking part in a capture-sterilization-return-maintenance campaign. He had been brought 6 cats to be sterilized from this shelter. He had been shocked by their state of health. Moreover, several of them were in such bad shape that they had to be euthanized.

« There were severe burns caused by their own urine in which they were permanently “, recount Lori Shandor. For the latter, having them reside in a cage trap for weeks is simply inhumane and cruel ».

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The survivors are now in good hands, those of the volunteers of theAnimal Welfare League. They will be offered for adoption as soon as their health permits.