Rescuers discover 40 cats in overcrowded San Diego apartment during month-long search; cats up for adoption

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Dozens of cats were rescued from a studio apartment in downtown San Diego during a month-long operation by the San Diego Humane Society.

By the time it was finished, 40 cats and kittens were taken from a small studio apartment in downtown San Diego and turned over to the San Diego Humane Society.

40 cats rescued from studio apartment in San Diego

“We had a concerned neighbor reach out complaining about a terrible smell coming from the apartment. When we got there, 40 cats and kittens were living inside. Some of them, not doing well,” said Nina Thompson of the San Diego Humane Society.

As it turns out, one of the people living inside the studio apartment was recently hospitalized, leaving the cats and another person behind…

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