Dozens of cats and kittens are moving to their forever homes a month after officers seized the felines from an Irvine breeder.
The rag doll and British short-hair pets have been popular at the Irvine Animal Care Center with four kittens getting adopted on Wednesday.
“They’re great and people love them,” manager Mike Cubbin said. “These are specialty breed cats and the general public knows this and are very interested in these cats.”
An anonymous tipster contacted the Irvine Police Department in August to report that dozens of cats, that appeared to be malnourished and some pregnant, were being kept in hot cages. According to a source, the breeder was selling the cats for up to $1,000 each.
At least one of the mama cats delivered kittens hours after arriving at the shelter. Over the past five weeks, vets and staff at Irvine Animal Care have nursed the cats back to health to get them ready to be adopted.