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January 18, 2010

35 Cats and Kittens Removed from Brooklyn Apartment

ASPCA emergency responders and veterinarians were in Brooklyn, NY, this morning to intervene in a hoarding situation in which 37 cats and kittens were living in a one-bedroom apartment. The cats’ owner, whose name has not been released, cooperated fully with the ASPCA before and during the operation. She relinquished ownership of 35 felines, opting to keep only her original two cats.

Tim Rickey, ASPCA Senior Director of Field Investigation and Response, reports that the cats’ owner was not abusive and tried to care for all of her pets, but became overwhelmed by their out-of-control breeding.

All 37 cats were transferred to a staging area at Brooklyn Animal Care & Control (AC&C), where the ASPCA Mobile Clinic was on site to sterilize the two cats who were going to go back to the apartment and medically evaluate the others. Most of the cats appear to be in good health and were dewormed, deloused, vaccinated and implanted with microchip IDs.

After triage at AC&C was completed, the Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals provided transport for the 35 relinquished cats to its various partner organizations around the city, where they will be cared for and eventually be made available for adoption. Participating shelters, aside from the ASPCA, include:

  • Animal Haven
  • A Tail at a Time
  • City Critters
  • Social Tees
  • Friendly Ferals
  • The Humane Society of New York
  • Bideawee
  • KittyKind
  • North Shore Animal League
  • AnimalKind

“The cats will receive complete medical exams and behavior evaluations before they go up for adoption,” says Rickey. “The collaboration among all of the participating groups, including the Mayor’s Alliance and AC&C, helped make this operation run smoothly. We were fortunate to be able to accommodate these animals, and getting them to shelters as soon as possible gives them the best chance for placement in a new home.”

Please contact these shelters directly or stay tuned to the ASPCA Blog for updates.

Here are some photos from today’s intervention:

35 Cats and Kittens Removed from Brooklyn Apartment

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New York City
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Animal Cruelty

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  • Submitted by maqian at:February 22, 2011 03:43 AM

    If you want to adopt any of these cats you must GO TO THE ASPCA at 424 E. 92nd St. in NYC or any of the shelters listed who got the cats.

  • Submitted by Rolex replica at:October 17, 2010 12:00 AM

    nice article. keep post like this...

  • Submitted by Victoria at:February 2, 2010 12:00 AM

    The woman tried to care for them and was overwhelmed?? She let them go on breeding. Did she think they were not going to breed? If she had gotten her first two cats fixed, none of these others would have been born to suffer. Sorry to be rude, but this woman was stupid.

  • Submitted by Karen at:January 22, 2010 12:00 AM

    Too many cats.. Everyone must spay and neuter!!! Poor animals shouldn't suffer for the ills of mankind. ADOPTION FIRST!!!

  • Submitted by Charlotte at:January 22, 2010 12:00 AM

    Up until last year I had a Russian Blue. She died unexpectedly. She had been found about 8 years ago by my cousin and was homeless. I miss her so much. These cats look a lot like her. I wonder if they are Russian Blues.

  • Submitted by amber at:January 21, 2010 12:00 AM

    well trying to help. we are just expersing our fellings

  • Submitted by Tonya at:January 21, 2010 12:00 AM

    I loved it so much

  • Submitted by nick wampler at:January 21, 2010 12:00 AM

    i love kittens

  • Submitted by To Lex: at:January 21, 2010 12:00 AM

    To Lex: Please do not try to adopt a cat without your mother's knowledge if you are living at home. This is how cats and kittens end up in shelters yet again - if your mother is not willing to have a cat in her home and she finds out, the cat will likely have to be returned. Wait until you are on your own, and adopt legally when you are the appropriate age.

  • Submitted by alexandra at:January 20, 2010 12:00 AM

    Im very glad to hear that she felt like she needed to give them to a shelter where they would be taken care of more. I wish more people in the world would do that but they wont. so we have to keep helping as much as we can:)

  • Submitted by Sandra at:January 20, 2010 12:00 AM

    SO AMAZING!! i love the stories of a rescua from the spa, and i watch everytime to animalplanets'animalcops... I hope that you could go further with this, year after year i wish all of you luck, and succes best wishes, Sandra (holland, if this text is'nt correctly spelles, please contact my teacher :) )

  • Submitted by Eva-Christine at:January 20, 2010 12:00 AM

    Think also about most cats were in good condition an medical treated.

  • Submitted by ChipBuffalo at:January 20, 2010 12:00 AM

    That remembering fay really was sad and that just touched my heart because of the thing that the stupid abusers and owners did to Fay that damn dog touched my heart and I could not wait to read the next story and then I came across this and I

  • Submitted by lex at:January 20, 2010 12:00 AM

    i feel deeply bad about these beautiful cats and kittens. my sister wants a cat for her birthday in February. i have a problem I'm under 20 and i don't no how to adopt a cat without my mom knowing. I so would like to come visit your animals. I'm looking forward to buying a kitten or adult kitty . If u have any advice for me that would be grad :) thank you :) i will be on this site often . Because i really want this plan to work. Thank you

  • Submitted by Carol at:January 20, 2010 12:00 AM

    All the oohs and ahhs, why didn't this woman have the sense to spay/neuter the original pair? My God, there are too many cats already in the world that need homes!

  • Submitted by Cynthia at:January 19, 2010 12:00 AM

    This lady was very brave and did the right thing. If you want to adopt any of these cats you must GO TO THE ASPCA at 424 E. 92nd St. in NYC or any of the shelters listed who got the cats.

  • Submitted by Jessica at:January 19, 2010 12:00 AM

    That gray kitten is the cutest thing I've ever seen.

  • Submitted by alyssa at:January 19, 2010 12:00 AM

    awwww who wuldnt wana help inocent animals find a home i already hav a cat & dog so i cnt but im pretty sure u peoples can aww soo CUTE:)

  • Submitted by Trina at:January 19, 2010 12:00 AM

    i wish all the cats get find a better home for them to go to. yeah that little gray one is so adorable looking.

  • Submitted by Ashley at:January 19, 2010 12:00 AM

    Awww. The poor women tried to care for them and she was just overwealmed.

  • Submitted by happy animal lover at:January 19, 2010 12:00 AM

    Don't you just love happy endings...

  • Submitted by ANIMALHOLOCAUST youtube at:January 19, 2010 12:00 AM

    THANK YOU ASPCA for Stepping in and Rescuing These Cats ! NSAL is a great 0rg. Thank You for taking some of the Cats in :)

  • Submitted by :*( at:January 19, 2010 12:00 AM

    that puts a tear in my eye when i think of that, wow i realy want that little gray one!!

  • Submitted by amber at:January 19, 2010 12:00 AM

    i wish that i could have all of them to make sure they are safe.

  • Submitted by Trying to Help at:January 18, 2010 12:00 AM

    To all the people posting comments: Nobody is going to e-mail you about adopting. You need to contact one of the organizations listed above to find out about how to adopt. If you really want to help, adopt an adult cat.

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