The Westchester SPCA has put out an urgent call to its supporters to help fund an effort to rescure at leat 40 cats and kittens found in a White Plains apartment.
“The SPCA’s cat team is currently boots on the ground in White Plains in the midst of a horrific hoarding rescue. Our Humane Law Enforcement Unit received an urgent call from a landlord after neighbors began complaining of a deathly smell coming from an apartment in their building. Our officers quickly responded and so far have discovered nearly 40 terrified cats living in filth and garbage. All of the cats are dehydrated and most are sick and suffering with severe upper respiratory and eye infections. One of the cats just gave birth to a single tiny kitten who is clinging to life and was found on the cold floor, living in mounds of feces.
“Food and water stations have been set up and we anticipate it will take days to capture everyone. While it’s hard to assess how many more cats could be living in the ceiling and furniture, our team will not stop until every single one is rescued. All of these poor felines have been neglected for far too long and desperately need medical care, as well as time, to recover both physically and emotionally.
Please consider a donation to our social media fundraiser to help these poor cats and thank you to our Humane Law Enforcement Unit for acting swiftly in this urgent case. To donate to their care: https://app.etapestry.com/…/SPCAofWestchester/cats24.html,” writes Executive Director Shannon Laukhuf.
If financial aid isn’t possible, people can send food, treats or toys to the Westchester SPCA, 300 North State Road, Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510, phone number 914-941-2896.
Your donation will also support the SPCA’s Humane Law Enforcement Unit, who receives no government funding and depends solely on the generosity of individuals like you to protect Westchester’s animals. Thank you in advance for helping these deserving cats receive a second chance.
After the cats and kittens are restored to health in the next few weeks, rescuers are going to be seeking families to adopt the animals. “Hopefully in the next few weeks as they get healthy, yeah we will be looking for homes for all of them, and you know a lot of them are going to be used to living with a lot of other cats,” SPCA Westchester Director of Development Lisa Bonanno, who added that the resident of the White Plains apartment will not be charged with a crime, “she needs help.”
