HALIFAX – Fifty-one cats that were rescued from a Halifax apartment over the weekend are being assessed by veterinarians Monday and will soon be adopted out.
The cats were discovered over the weekend by the landlord of the cats’ owner and the Disaster Animal Response Team, or DART, of Nova Scotia, was called to deal with the extravagant amount of animals. The location is not being disclosed.
Despite the large amount of cats in the one bedroom apartment, Catherine Stevens, communication director for DART, says that it was not the smell of ammonia that first attracted attention.
Stevens says the cat owner’s landlord had entered the apartment for another issue and found the cats.
“It’s overwhelming for somebody,” Stevens said, adding that the cats were not abused and were in good condition. “It’s a case of somebody doing something good that went bad.”
“You can want to look after cats. When you get that many, it’s certainly overwhelming,” said Stevens, who notes that anything over 10 cats is too much for one person to handle.
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The cats were removed from the apartment and Stevens says they doing “great” in a temporary shelter.
“We’ve actually noticed the last two days that a lot of them are coming forward in their cages when we feed them so they’re starting to eat. That’s a good sign that they’re settling in and they’re very comfortable.”
The cats, which range from newborn to approximately eight years old, will be put up for adoption by the Nova Scotia SPCA.
DART hopes to raise $2,000 to purchase food and shelter items for the animals.
Stevens says there are currently more than 100,000 feral or homeless cats in Nova Scotia. She urges all animal owners to ensure their pets are spayed or neutered.
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