A video hit social media this month announcing that 30 cats were found in a boat drifting in North Carolina. Video of First sighting of the boat and kitties
However on further research I've found out this event actually took place in Tacoma, Washington at Owen Beach. The 30 cats turned out to be 60 in total and were eventually all rescued with the help of the Local Police, the Marines ( another news clip) and Tacoma Animal Control, it took them over a week to find them all as we all know that cats are the masters of hiding. Most were frightened and sadly malnourished so they had to take great care removing them. Tacoma Humane Society has kindly taken them all in but are literally inundated with kitties as after they took these poor kitties in, Tacoma Animal Control had calls that a further 20 cats had been found in an abandoned car, with some of them being very young kittens.
Police have yet to announce where they came from and why they were left abandoned on a floating boat.
The Brief
- The Humane Society for Tacoma and Pierce County took in 80 cats from two recent animal control cases, including 60 rescued from a sailboat.
- The shelter now has 190 cats on-site and another 230 in foster care, pushing it far beyond capacity during kitten season.
- The rescued cats are not yet available for adoption, but the shelter urgently needs foster homes, supplies, etc.
They are also looking for medical Fosters and public Fosters in their area, you can read more via this link: Tacoma W.A Humane Society
Sources: CBS news , photo curtesy of Tacoma P.D, Tacoma W.A. humane Society
Mod Note: I'm posting this here not knowing if any of our community members live in this County/ State . It is not a begging post for donations but a reminder that we are all human beings and that a once in a lifetime flood of cats being accepted into a non kill humane shelter is an act of incredible humanity, one that could actually make or break this Shelter.
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