In late October, Long Beach Animal Care Services (LBACS) responded to reports of a large number of cats kept inside a house. When animal control officers arrived at the location, they found 74 cats in various states of health. One was in such sorry shape that it had to be euthanized.
“[The resident of the house] started out with the best intentions, wanting to save animals, and then wound up underwater with them,” LBACS manager Dr. Melanie Wagner said.
The officers immediately took in 11 of the cats because they were sick. The person living in the house, who Wagner said is cooperating, is bringing the rest of the cats, five at a time, at regular intervals to the shelter…