He has 700 cats

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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but not for long.

I made a thread a few weeks ago about 400 cats that I get to play with. In it I mentioned a place North of me that has 300 cats.

Well, as it turns out, he had 700ish cats. So far 636 have been captured with many more scampering around.

It seems things there got Way out of hand. PeTA (no, I am not big into them) sent in an undercover helper and they filmed some awfully horrifying scenes of neglected and dying cats. On the website of the ranch, owner admits he doesn’t have the heart to put down sick cats.

I understand PeTA has their own agendas, but they didn’t fake maggots in the fridge, or the cat that suffered and died with a ruptured eye.

I also understand the owner did what he thought was best, even though I cannot for the life of me understand his "no adopting out " policy.

Look up the Caboodle Ranch in Lee, Fl. Be forewarned if you watch the PeTA video, it will make a lot of people upset. The video is a harsh contrast to the pics at caboodleranch.com

Steve Colbert did some filming there, and it seems everything looked fine then.

There isn’t anything I can do but fret over this, and feel bad. Maybe when the cats are adoptable I can be of use, but untill then I will be in my room hugging Szymon, Linus, Loos-e and Steve.

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cat hoaarders are a breed of their own

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I think it’s sad, and I’m positive he didn’t have any ill intent (not that it excuses the cats’ suffering, but I still feel bad for the guy). Maybe he got overwhelmed by the prospect of taking in and helping “just one more cat” a few hundred times. It certainly seems the place has had a good reputation until just now. Here is a video of him playing with a cat and talking to the camera. And here you can see a silly video he made with another cat (to the tune of a Beach Boys song). He clearly loves them. :frowning:

The original video page is here, although given this news it might be taken down soon.

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I had trouble finding the PETA video at first (it was only behind a couple paywalls at first). Here it is, near the bottom of the page. Seeing that maggoty refrigerator made me feel gaggy D: