Published: 7/8/2022 - ARK

IN MORE ANIMAL RELATED NEWS, SEVERAL DOZEN CATS WERE RESCUED FROM A HOME IN GILES COUNTY AFTER A LOCAL NON-PROFIT INDICATED THAT THEY WERE BEING HOARDED. THE HOME OWNER INDICATED THAT THE CATS WERE ALL STRAYS OR DROP-OFFS WITH NOWHERE ELSE TO GO, AND SHE HAS BEEN FEEDING THEM FOR YEARS. WHEN SHE MOVED INTO THE PROPERTY SHE INHERITED SEVEN STRAY CATS, AND CONTINUED BREEDING AND DROP OFFS INCREASED THAT NUMBER TO OVER TWO DOZEN ANIMALS. SHE IS MOVING OUT OF STATE AND THE NON-PROFIT, LUCKY’S CAT HOUSE, HAD LESS THAN 24 HOURS TO COLLECT THE FELINES. LUCKY’S CAT HOUSE SAID HOARDING SITUATIONS LIKE THIS HAVE BECOME A PROBLEM IN GILES COUNTY AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS BECAUSE THERE ARE NO CAT SHELTERS OR ADEQUATE ORGANIZATIONS AND FUNDING IN PLACE TO HANDLE THE AMOUNT OF FELINES THAT NEED CARE AND HOMES. THE CLOSING OF LINCOLN COUNTIES SHELTER WILL MAKE A BAD SITUATION WORSE. IN FACT, THERE IS A FOUR COUNTY AREA WITH NO REAL FELINE SHELTERS. DIRECTOR PAYNE SAID LUCKY’S IS CURRENTLY FOSTERING 172 CATS.