MENANDS ? The kitten room at the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society has a distinctive sound echoing off the walls ? the tiny ?choos? of cats sneezing.
That is because the shelter has taken in 30 sick cats from deplorable conditions discovered last week at the Wyoming County SPCA in western New York.
The cats were some of more than 400 that were running around in urine and feces at the Attica shelter, which is also reportedly under investigation by the State Police and the Wyoming County District Attorney?s Office for possible misuse of grants and charitable funds. Other cats were taken from another Wyoming County SPCA site in Clarence, Erie County.
Last Wednesday, workers donned chemical suits to enter the shelter, and the cats and their health status were evaluated in a tent set up outside as a staging area.
Mohawk Hudson got the felines on Friday thanks to an Erie County SPCA volunteer who delivered them in his SUV. All of the animals, a mix of adult cats 2 to 5 years old, are suffering from upper respiratory infections and are temporarily being boarded where kittens are kept in the spring. Five arrived with their eyes and noses sealed shut with mucus, but were separated from the rest and are doing much better, said Tina Murray, director of operations and cruelty investigator for the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society.
The other rescued cats have been spread among shelters and nonprofit organizations throughout New York.
Murray said some of the cats could be available for adoption in the next couple of days. Mohawk Hudson will inform the public on its Facebook page when the cats are ready to leave and will post photos and descriptions on the the agency?s website when they can be adopted.
lstanforth [at] timesunion [dot] com ? 518-454-5697
Adoption updates
For updates on when the rescued cats are available for adoption, go to http://www.facebook.com/mohawkhumane or http://www.mohawkhumane.org.
Source: http://www.petproplus.com/2012/02/24/humane-society-saves-30-sick-cats/
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