Facilities for Cats 



"food containc-s for cats were tin cans." 



"TMe cats had no water or food and appeared listless. Tnere was a wooaen 

 box-liKe container divided into four sections which stood on legs in 

 one corner of the area. One of its sections contained 8 kittens, 

 another 6. The upper sections held rusting and/or dirty bowls." 



"The litter pans looked like tney had been three days without cleaning. 

 One cage had so many half-grown kittens I couldn't see the litter 

 pan. " 



"Inside the last run on the left were two cages that measured 



appro) imatcly 4 1/2' by 2 ' by 2'. Both cages were supported to stand 

 approximately 2' off the floor and were made of wire mesh with a weave 

 of 1" by 1 1/2". In one of these cages, 12 cats were being kept. One 

 had given birth and had difficulty nursing her two-day old kittens. 

 These newborns measured about 3" and were forced to lie on the open 

 mesh where they were being stepped on. The other cage measured the 

 same and held 11 cats. Neither cage had litter trays nor were they 

 lined with paper. There was fecal matter stuck to the wire and the 

 amount which had fallen to the floor showed the obvious lack of regard 

 for these 25 creatures. Neither cage had any food. We found more cat 

 cages in the back. Six of these cages were empty." 



"During our visit the employees were hosing down the cages through the 

 wire mesh. The dogs inside were not removed, simply expected to move 

 out of the way. We then went to the front office to inform the man at 

 the desk of our inspection, (When we came back to the cages) the cat 

 cage containing 11 cats had been subjected to a large amount of water 

 and the cats were soaking wet. The only source of water for that area 

 was the high-pressure hose that is used to clean the cages, so we 

 assumed that they were sprayed, reason unknown." 



"There is no holding period for cats. There is only one cat cage, and 

 there were no cats in it. When I asked where the cats were, they 

 said, 'We don't care where they are, as long as they're not here.' 

 Euthanasia is performed with carbon monoxide produced by a street 

 engine, and no cooling filter." 



"There is a 5-day holding period for dogs in the county ordinance. Cats 

 are not mentioned. In practice, they usually get five days except in 

 the spring, when they are often put down daily because of sheer 

 numbers. " 



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