A tip to police resulted in a welfare check on a car with 47 cats inside


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A crew from the Animal Humane Society (AHS) helped rescue 47 cats from what they called “sweltering heat” inside a vehicle at a rest stop in Harris, Minnesota Tuesday. The Chisago County Sheriff’s Office and Minnesota State Patrol deputies asked for help from AHS after finding a SUV full of cats at the rest area, with temperatures hovering in the mid-90s. The owner of the 47 cats gave the animals to AHS employees. That person had been living with cats in the vehicle “for some time,” according a news release from AHS. Those familiar with the story indicate the owner had lost their home and was living inside the car with his cats which ranged in age from 1 year to 12 years. Before Tuesday’s incident, the owner had already surrendered 14 additional cats that had been living in the car to a local rescue organization. Paramedics checked the health of the cat owner on the scene, and provided medical resources to that person. The cats are in generally good health and will be placed up for adoption. Here is how some local stations covered this story…


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