Accidental Shooting Helps Save over 70 Cats

An accidental shooting led police in New Hampshire to a house that was overrun with more than 70 cats and was declared uninhabitable because it was covered with feline feces and urine. Police in Kensington got a call from a hospital on Dec. 8 that a man was admitted to the emergency room with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. Police went to the hospital and spoke to the man, who said he was cleaning a rifle and put it on a workbench when it fell to the floor and discharged a round, injuring him. Police concluded it was an accidental shooting. Police also went to the home, where they initially found at least 30 cats. “There was an overwhelming odor coming from inside the residence,” Kensington Police Chief Scott Cain said in a news release Dec. 10. “It was discovered (the) inside was completely covered in feline feces and urine.” Police called the New Hampshire Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, which removed 67 cats on Dec. 8. Five more were found on Dec. 10. An SPCA spokeswoman said the cats’ health will be checked, but that initially they seemed scared but friendly. (AP) This article was provided by The Japan Times Alpha.