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Izzy Hawksworth & Naomi Corrigan

Woman sells Audi and wedding ring to care for cats after converting home into sanctuary

A mum who took in 18 cats during lockdown converted the family home into a rescue centre. Tina Lewis has now adopted 132 felines, and even sold her Audi and wedding ring for their care.

Tina, 54, runs Filey Cat Rescue from her farmhouse in the North Yorkshire coastal town with her husband Mark, 68, and daughter Kate, 23. Their entire home has been taken over by cats - a litter of kittens live in the bathroom and the attic has been turned into a mini vets where one cat had a blood transfusion.

Tina has even moved out of her bedroom and into her dining room so she can look after more cats. She has said that she only expected to have "eight or nine cats in at a time" but now it's "absolutely mad and mental".

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