Shelters in Loveland and Evans are stretched thin after taking in dozens upon dozens of cats pulled from three separate hoarding situations across Northern Colorado since August. NOCO Humane says the animals arrived in waves, some from unsanitary conditions with insufficient food or water, some requiring surgery, and all needing evaluation before they could be considered for adoption.
According to reporterherald.com, NOCO Humane last month took in at least 125 cats from the three hoarding situations, though CBS News reported the total at 134 cats rescued from three separate suspected hoarding situations. The two outlets differ slightly on the overall count, but agree the cases unfolded in rapid succession and pushed the organization’s resources to their limits.
The first and largest group came after a Severance resident with dozens of cats died in mid-August, leaving behind 46 cats that needed somewhere to go. That same week, the Loveland shelter took in another 42 cats from a suspected hoarding situation, and an owner surrendered 37 more cats to the Evans shelter between September 11 and September 16, per the same account from the Reporter-Herald.
A Shelter System Pushed to Its Limits
NOCO Humane CEO Cynthia Setel said the organization took in 108 cats in just five weeks before an additional 17 arrived on top of that, according to the outlet’s report. The Loveland location can hold up to 300 cats, while the Weld County campus can hold up to 250, according to the same Reporter-Herald account — capacity that has been tested by the back-to-back intakes…