260 Cats Taken From Home of Woman Obsessed With Cats

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Animal welfare officers removed 260 cats from a Philadelphia home where a sign was posted that read, ā€œIā€™m the crazy cat lady and this is the crazy cat house.ā€

The local Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals went to the home in the north end of the city on Wednesday to remove the cats from ā€œunsanitary confinement.ā€

ā€œThis is a sad situation involving a woman who wanted to help animals but got in over her head and couldnā€™t provide the care this number of cats requires,ā€ Pennsylvania SPCA CEO Jerry Buckley said in a press release.

CBS reportedĀ the woman had as many as 300 cats at one time and had been working with the local shelter over the past few weeks.