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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Georgina Quach

Cat charity CEO quits over colleague keeping 18 cats in house

Two cats.
Defra guidelines say cats should be given space to hide from other cats and people. Photograph: Sean Dempsey/PA Archive/PA Images

The chief executive of the UK’s largest cat protection charity has stepped down after a row over the welfare of 18 cats being kept in his colleague’s three-bedroom house.

Concerned about cat welfare and the charity’s reputation, Charles Darley, 59, said Cats Protection should not support the chair of trustees, Linda Upson, in keeping the pets on welfare grounds.

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