I just read about the lady with the 130 cats (Waaaay Toooo many in one flat!....but I know one that can top that.
There is a WEALTHY lady who lives in my Mom`s town who has built a pole barn with a BIG outdoor enclosure with a huge tree in it. Each cat has it`s own bed and litter box and bowls.
Whenever she takes in a new stray she has a part of the pole barn that has seperate sections to quarntine them until they have been seen , tested and treated, S/N by her vets.
She does home some out....but she is VERY picky about who gets them. She actually interviews the people IN THEIR HOMES and asks for refferences...AND does a follow up afterwards. She makes them sign a paper that if for any reason they decide they can`t keep the cat that she will be notified so that she can take it back. (Not really sure how legally binding it is though)
She also has a few in her house...and I`ve heard that her house is extreemly clean and ALL the cats are well cared for. It is what she spends all of her life doing....caring for and loving these cats. (She has a maid who cleans her house and paid "help" to do the chores of cleaning litter and feeding and watering the cats.She`s also hired people to come in just to help her give attention to the cats .She even has gardeners who keep up her lawn and flowers....and has left a lot of $$$$$$ to care for the cats that are left if anything happens to her until they can find homes for them.
I`ve only seen the place from the outside driving past...but it is IMPRESSIVE (to say the least!)
My Mom said they even did an article in their local paper with lots of COLORED pictures. (That must have cost a lot of $ too.....I wonder if she paid for it?!?!)
There are horders....and then there are people who have the love and the bucks to have that many and be responsible about it.....Me? I can only afford the 3 I have!
Linda
There is a WEALTHY lady who lives in my Mom`s town who has built a pole barn with a BIG outdoor enclosure with a huge tree in it. Each cat has it`s own bed and litter box and bowls.
Whenever she takes in a new stray she has a part of the pole barn that has seperate sections to quarntine them until they have been seen , tested and treated, S/N by her vets.
She does home some out....but she is VERY picky about who gets them. She actually interviews the people IN THEIR HOMES and asks for refferences...AND does a follow up afterwards. She makes them sign a paper that if for any reason they decide they can`t keep the cat that she will be notified so that she can take it back. (Not really sure how legally binding it is though)
She also has a few in her house...and I`ve heard that her house is extreemly clean and ALL the cats are well cared for. It is what she spends all of her life doing....caring for and loving these cats. (She has a maid who cleans her house and paid "help" to do the chores of cleaning litter and feeding and watering the cats.She`s also hired people to come in just to help her give attention to the cats .She even has gardeners who keep up her lawn and flowers....and has left a lot of $$$$$$ to care for the cats that are left if anything happens to her until they can find homes for them.
I`ve only seen the place from the outside driving past...but it is IMPRESSIVE (to say the least!)
My Mom said they even did an article in their local paper with lots of COLORED pictures. (That must have cost a lot of $ too.....I wonder if she paid for it?!?!)
There are horders....and then there are people who have the love and the bucks to have that many and be responsible about it.....Me? I can only afford the 3 I have!
Linda
