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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ashifa Kassam

Charity steps in to rehome 300 cats from ‘overwhelmed’ man in Canada

Two small cats looking at the camera
Robinson estimated that the number of cats in his home had swelled to 298, including 15 who were pregnant. Photograph: Nick Ansell/PA

An animal welfare charity in western Canada is scrambling to secure the resources needed to care for about 300 cats – all of them seemingly in good condition – after a call came in from a man who described himself as being “overwhelmed” by the sheer number of cats and kittens in his home.

Bruce Robinson told the British Columbia SPCA that he had taken in cats that had been abandoned during the Covid-19 pandemic but that the cost of caring for them had become a herculean task after he lost his job.

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