130 Cats in a 2 Bedroom Apartment

[catmandu]

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this is incredible the Poor Lady had to throw the food in to feed them. This I believe is in Moscow. Thats too Many Cats and thats not fair to the smaller timid Cats.

[krazyaboutkatz]

How horrible.:( I hope that some one has offered to help her and the cats. Do you know any of the details Gary?

[Catty1]

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All I can find is that these are homeless cats - she loves them and wants to help them.

The few still pics I have seen - they all look perky and healthy!

And here I am wondering if I dare have a 3rd in MY 2-bedroom! :)

I hope she gets help with feeding and vet costs.

[kt_luvs_kitties]

That is so very cruel :( I feel so sorry for them, they look petrified, and you know they NEVER get attention. Bet most have never even felt the touch of a loving person. And the food, well that bag would not even feed them all. I hope she gets in trouble :mad:


AND I complain about 14 in a 2 bedroom :rolleyes:

[kt_luvs_kitties]

I forgot to say, I know she is TRYING to help, but clearly she isnt. I think its awful :(

[Catty1]

Katie - I did find a close-up pic of a few of the kitties - they all look alert and healthy.

But I don't know how much socializing they are getting, though I am sure they know who brings the food.

I would guess....better than being on the street in Moscow. Maybe now that this is getting publicized, some help will arrive.

[Laura's Babies]

That is so sad!

[Medusa]

What begins as an act of pure human kindness can quickly turn into an out of control situation. I didn't watch the video because it would haunt me all day. I feel awful for the cats but I feel worse for the woman. This is mental illness. Years ago I met several families who were shut-ins and they lived in squalor and had so many cats that you couldn't even breathe. The disease factor was frightening; the cats were unhealthy and unhappy and the people were miserable. Yes, the cats in this video need help w/out a doubt but so does this woman.

[Whisk_Luva]

Thats awful! :( Though imagine having to remember 130 cats names..... :eek:

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

OMG, how awful, disgusting and cruel.... ! I couldn't watch the whole video, I couldn'd stand the sound of poor screaming cats :( :( :mad: :(

[catmandu]

I am sorry if this video disturbed anyone as that certainly was not my intention. I do think that thats sad that so many Cats are in a small place and I do think that thereare some who are very hungry as the bigger stronger Cats are going to get to the food first.
Thats a sad situation but I dont think that theres alot of help for strays in Russia I dont think there are many shelters. I know we all pray for that Lady and her Cats.

[Catty1]

In Marketplace, Russian Doll announced she had opened her new website - I pm'd her this link, to see if anyone had sent her this story yet.

Since her site is for cat lovers, and this lady is in Russia - maybe someone there will have a way to help her.

Long shot, but all there is right now.

[momtomany]

It is very sad, but I will agree with Catty 1, the cats look very healthy. I had a coworker watch and she agreed they looked good. Since this was being filmed for TV, maybe she feeds them more than what they showed. Hopefully she has some help.

[momcat]

What a sad situation! My prayers go out for those kitties and I hope this woman can find all the help she needs.

[CultureJunky]

I haven't even watched the video as I know It'll upset me too much, I just pray that these cats will get help and are okay. Things like this upset me too much sometimes to think about. :(

[smokey the elder]

That number of cats would need about 50 lbs of food a day, and that looked like an 8 lb bag. But they did look reasonably healthy. I can't deal with 13, let alone 130!

[Craftlady]

Animal cruelty, plain and simple.
Poor cats.
I couldnt watch the video either.