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I am surprised that the humane society was not called in.  550 cats in one dwelling... that must be one gigantic house.

She would also have to have staff to assist her in caring for the cats. 

I don't know if I believe this article.  I have dealt with  a lot of cat rescue societies over the years... Not one of them housed 550 cats and all of them had a large team of volunteers caring for the cats.

One person - 550 cats... something does not add up.

Ducky

Another urban myth perhaps?

550 cats would equal tons of feces, urine and cat hair every week, not to mention money for food costs.  This is not "a caring person".  This is a person with a mental illness.  I'm afraid that SHE needs care.

Divorced and committed.

I'd start the paperwork after 10 cats. Imagine the full time work just to keep up! God Bless you, @eggie but I don't know if I buy this article....

For some reason cats keep ariving here but I don't mind they keep the vermin down. And I would not ever devorce my wife for anything she works for me replacements of that calibre are hard to find

Seems to me he should have put a halt to this activity about 549 cats ago. 

Ducky

She probably said, "Oh come on, honey, just a few more. They need me." :)

ONLY TEMPORARILY.  IF she had 550 Rats  running  around !! IF she included "ME" 551.

This is what they  call an Animal hoarder. It would be impossible to take care of so many cats by one woman.So I am very skeptical about that story. A woman  and her daughter in our community, had 78 cats in theire trailer. Many dead ones and sick ones. Theire trailer was condemmed and all the surviving cats were taken to the humane society.

Cat owners need to take responsibility and have theire cats neutered, male and female.. There is so much suffering among ferral cats. We had five cats at one time and they were all neutered, I love cats and dogs.

Ducky

I agree...the story itself sounds like a "story". :(

Divorce??? heck that's just good target practice.......LOL sorry couldn't resis,t I do like cats, We have three new babies under the porch steps, And a proud mama..

the poor woman has a problem but the problem starts with all the cats rejected by all you "good and responsible cat owners"in the first place.birth control is easy in kittens and would go a long way to stop the problem of stray cats. 

i would get a divorce if she came home with one cat,wife and cat in the street(only joking).she sounds a caring person. 

Ducky

Caring? You're joking!

Ducky

millie...Is that a medical term? Fruitcake? LOL!!!!!!

I vote for ballancing the numerical odds and get 8 large dogs that are trained to hunt cats for food and let them find balance in nature. 

absoloooooootllyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No.  How silly.  Cats are lovely creatures!  Now, if the 550 cats all got fleas...OH KOTF where art thou????

Hey Eggplant have you been on a UFO. lately? 550 cats ?? must be seeing thing ?

yes

My neighbor has 10 cats that she wasn’t paying attention to except to put food out on the porch for whatever came by including raccoons, skunks, possums, birds and all available strays. So to keep the open zoo from becoming  a feeding station for cougars, bears and coyotes I asked the humane society to check it out. They neutered and spayed all of the cats and check it out regularly as a ferrel cat feeding area.

I am for all the wild life we can stand. I prefer the big animals keep their distance , but they still come around especially at night.