"How many cats is too many cats? I can't tell you exactly, but a couple of weeks ago, I had 11 cats living in my terrace house. And I can say with confidence this is absolutely, definitely too many. At time of writing, I still have seven. Somehow, my home has, against my will and better judgment, become something of a cat rescue centre, and an illustration of what Cats Protection has described as a growing crisis of abandoned felines."
"This all started last summer, when I convinced my husband, Michael, that we needed a kitten as company for our grumpy old ginger boy Phillip, which would bring our number of cats to the completely normal and socially acceptable number of two. We contacted a local rescue centre, and they in turn convinced us we didn't need one kitten, we needed two."
A homeowner had 11 cats living in a terrace house and now cares for seven. The household became a de facto cat rescue centre and illustrates a growing crisis of abandoned felines identified by Cats Protection. A plan to adopt one kitten as company for an elderly cat resulted in adopting two kittens after a local rescue advised taking a pair. Two named kittens joined the existing cat, and further kittens found by a neighbour increased the household population. Neighbours in the Manchester terrace neighbourhood commonly find strays and provide food and bedding. The situation evolved from occasional strays to a burgeoning cat colony.
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