Dozens of hoarded cats rescued at home

United Press International ^ | October 8, 2009

[myknowledge]

SACRAMENTO, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Sacramento officials say they rescued dozens of cats that had been living in a house with cages stacked to the ceiling and feces caking the floors.

Inside Paul and Kathy Franco's house and garage, city officials said they discovered among the worst cases of animal hoarding they had ever seen, The Sacramento Bee reported.

After a SWAT team kicked open the couple's door Wednesday, veterinary specialists, shelter workers and animal-control officers spent hours rescuing the cats, which were taken to the city's animal-control center.

[myknowledge]

Whoa. Seventy-seven cats in one household. Talking about hoarding cats, why would you have so many of them?

MEEEEEEEEOOOOOWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!

[ladyjane]

This is so sad.

[Palladin]

It’s a mental illness—Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

[myknowledge]

Especially for cat lovers.

[goldstategop]

I can afford to take care of only two cats. Any one who keeps more cats than they can care for is a monster.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find only things evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelogus

[Wiggins]

I’m glad the swat team didn’t open up on the cats and then apologize for it.

[magslinger]

After a SWAT team kicked open the couple's door Wednesday

SWAT team? For that? How many of the cats were shot?

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

“After a SWAT team kicked open the couple’s door Wednesday,”

A swat team ? Come on!

[Bellflower]

I hope these cats are truly rescued and good homes are found for them.

[org.whodat]

Now where is that poster that claimed pet owners were not the problem.

[RowdyFFC]

I don’t think it was the cats they were thinking of, but of the nutjobs that kept them locked up in cages in the house. lol

Anyone who had over 70 cats locked up like that cannot possibly be mentally stable.

[org.whodat]

Cistaro sought the court order that enabled officers and officials to enter.

[ladyjane]

The title says the cats were rescued. Were they? What happens to them now?

[PLMerite]

“Talking about hoarding cats, why would you have so many of them?”

Anticipating a shortage (cat - the other white meat) ?

[mlizzy]

Dozens of cats? Look what three have done to me?


That's not true, Addy, you're the pain in the a**.

[the invisib1e hand]

a swat team.

give.me.a.break.

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

Yea but a SWAT team is over the top. Sounds kike nutlobs were on both sides.

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

Maybe he was a rancher. :0)

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

Sounds like nutjobs

[GovernmentShrinker]

SWAT team??? I was thinking when I clicked on the link and read the rest of the article, I’d find some explanation for why they thought this was necessary, but instead I just read about the old woman breaking down crying when they told her she could only(!) keep 7 of the cats.