Animal Rescue League takes in nearly 70 cats from overcrowding situations

BOSTON — The Animal Rescue League of Boston (ARL) has taken in nearly 70 cats and kittens that were rescued from caretakers in Norfolk County due to overcrowding situations.

Multiple cat owners contacted ARL asking for assistance in downsizing the number of cats in their homes.

According to the ARL, these caregivers wanted to surrender all the cats in the home but after learning about ARL’s Healthy Moms and Happy Litters program the caregivers were able to keep three cats that have special meaning for the family.

The Healthy Moms, Happy Litters program offers free spay/neuter surgery for cats and dogs. Once the surgery is performed the animals are returned to the owner.

The cats in the home were not originally spayed or neutered, and because cats can start breeding as young as four months of age and can have about three litters a year, a few cats turned into many in a very short period of time.

Most of the cats taken from homes are social and friendly and received all necessary vaccinations and examinations.

Most cats have already been adopted but some remain available in ARL’s Boston and Dedham Animal Care and Adoption Centers.

According to the ARL, this marks the fourth large-scale intake of cats from overcrowding situations in 2023 and ARL has cared for nearly 200 overcrowding cats so far this year.

“ARL approaches every overcrowding situation with respect, compassion, and a staunch commitment to ensuring the health and safety of the animals involved, as well as their caretakers,” ARL says.

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