Elmo (top) and Able are just two of almost 80 cats recently taken in by the Dutchess County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals since March.
In March, DCSPCA humane law officers investigated cats living in horrible conditions in Hyde Park. More than 30 cats, many of whom were pregnant, were living in an 8x10-foot room.
They were seized and taken to the shelter, where the pregnant animals have given birth and all are being nursed back to health.
Then in June, the DCSPCA responded to a call about cats living in a garage in Dutchess County.
Officers found 49 cats living in an area so filthy and pungent it burned the eyes of the rescuers, according to Executive Director Joyce Garrity.
The cats were covered in excrement and were filthy and matted. Many had genetic deformities. DCSPCA vets are working to bring them back to health.
Garrity said, in a press release issued today, that rehabilitation, veterinary expenses and food will place a heavy burden on the organization.
So the DCSPCA is requesting support from the community in the form of monetary donations, as well as the contribution of wet cat food and kitty litter.
The DCSPCA is located at 636 Violet Avenue in Hyde Park.
For information, call 845-452-SPCA (7722).
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