Pogonip put up a comment yesterday about a cat hoarding tragedy in the Columbus, OH area. Apparently someone in Gahanna, OH had collected, for lack of a better term, 166 cats.
GAHANNA, OH (WCMH) –Wednesday, more than 160 cats were taken out of a Gahanna home.
“We did remove 111 alive cats, 55 deceased unfortunately,” said Kerry Shaw with Columbus Humane, formerly called the Capital Area Humane Society.
Columbus Humane said it’s one of the worst cases of animal hoarding it has ever seen.
“The cats were in deplorable conditions and some have serious health risks right now, serious health conditions,” said Shaw.
Unfortunately, this has overwhelmed the Columbus Humane Society’s capabilities right now.
Columbus Humane, which operates a shelter at 3015 Scioto Darby Executive Court on the Far West Side, was so overwhelmed with the cats from Gahanna that they had to shut down operations to the public Wednesday, Shaw said.
Veterinarians were examining the 111 live cats to evaluate their health, gather evidence and determine their future, Shaw said.
Pogonip was hoping that any of you all in the area might be able to help out. Specifically:
Hello, I remember from reading this site before that readers would organize to help pets all across the country.
I lived in Columbus, Ohio for years and still keep up with their news. Earlier this week, in suburban Gahanna, one hundred eleven cats were rescued from a collector. The local shelter is so overwhelmed they’ve had to stop accepting turn-ins. They can use all the help they can get. Details and updates can be found at dispatch.com and nbc4i.com.
So if you live in the area and were considering adopting, from the Columbus Humane Society, now might be a good time to consider doing so from the Columbus Human Society to ease their sudden overcrowding problem.
Open thread!