A man and his 120 cats were evicted from an apartment in Gandia at the weekend. A local animal charity, Spama Safor, is now desperately seeking homes for the rescued animals.
The animal shelter initially thought there were 96 cats to be rescued from the man’s apartment, but in the end, removed 120 cats from the property and now urgently need help to house the cats “at least until they are vaccinated or sterilised”.
The cats had been left homeless after they and their owner were evicted from an apartment measuring 100 sq metres in the seaside town. Salvadora Tormas, an animal rescue volunteer who works at the charity told news outlets, “Apparently the owner took in a pair of cats three years ago and they have been procreating ever since.”
The charity says it does not have enough space to take all the animals in as it is already housing about 200 cats.
Tormas revealed that the Spama Safor shelter had already taken charge of 48 of the cats on Friday and were going to get the rest later on Saturday with the help of the owner, whom she described as a young man.
“It’s a disaster. Someone should have helped this guy,” she said. They had been tipped off by the local authority but had received no help to recover all the animals, she added.
Shelter volunteers were working around the clock to ensure all the cats were checked and dewormed. They were being helped by a handful of other small animal charities in the area and are now desperately trying to rehome the cats.
Spama Safor said on its Facebook page, “So far we have collected 120 cats from this house. Cats that have not seen sunlight and have not received any veterinary care or deworming since they were born. The number of kittens that will have died is uncountable. They are not bad, but they are scared. If someone wants to take them in or adopt them, they can go to the shelter Tuesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons during public service hours. All the animals are taken in by SPAMA SAFOR and by our volunteers. Any help is welcome. It’s not the cats’ fault – they need help from us.”