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Cats keep adding up in Fond du Lac home

By Associated Press June 28, 2008 - 3:59 p.m.

FOND DU LAC, Wis. (AP) — The cat count keeps climbing.

The Fond du Lac Humane Society now says about 200 cats were pulled earlier this week from a home where two brothers lived.

Fond du Lac police initially estimated about 165 animals had been saved.

The humane society’s manager, Lucy Mathers, says it was chaotic on Monday and Tuesday when the animals were brought to the shelter, and employees may have missed some kittens during the initial count. A re-count turned up about several dozen more cats than thought.

Mathers says five cats have had to be euthanized so far.

She says the society continues to check over the cats and provide care. It needs volunteers and donations of food, litter and cleaning supplies.

reader1
Jun 29, 2008 at 7:52 p.m.
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Meow

Longshot127
Jun 29, 2008 at 8:22 a.m.
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I wonder how many animals would be spayed and neutered if they would have a few 'free' clinics a couple of times a year. Or maybe the vet's could drop their high prices on this procedure so normal families could afford to do it!! I also have a hard time when rescuers say they are saving the animals when in fact they put them to sleep the minute they bring them in. I guess in the life of a rescuer, life is measured in quality and not quanity? The animal be it bird, cat, dog or other is saved to be killed. Don't go all crazy with comments, I understand the logic, just hate the "ends justify the means" thing.

miltonalum
Jun 28, 2008 at 10:49 p.m.
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what?

mrmeadec
Jun 28, 2008 at 9:10 p.m.
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I know some one thats used to work there. She said that they love when the money came rolling in cause they buy the stuff to euthanized and they go crazy there. my guess that if there like the rock county one that they will end up being euthanized

janesvillean
Jun 28, 2008 at 8:23 p.m.
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SPAY and NEUTER. If you love cats it's the only option that makes sense.

SarahB
Jun 28, 2008 at 6:04 p.m.
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Fond du Lac ... not Fold du Lac.

Irish_Mafia78
Jun 28, 2008 at 4:22 p.m.
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Those poor cats.

I volunteer for the Humane Society and all I can say is people need to learn how to take care of their pets if they're going to bother to have them.

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