40+ cats seized from Kent County home

WALKER, Mich. (WOOD) - Nearly 50 cats were seized from a Kent County home Wednesday.

A total of 47 cats were taken from the home to the Humane Society of West Michigan in Walker.

Nicole Cook of the Humane Society said that a man's adult daughter had moved in with him at his Ada/Lowell-area home. She had her own bedroom and the man gave her a lot of privacy. She recently moved out, and when the man opened the door to her bedroom he found she was keeping more than 30 cats in that room alone.

He immediately called the Humane Society.

The homeowner originally counted 27 cats in the room, but when the Humane Society arrived, they seized nearly twice that many.

Cook said that the Humane Society has dealt with similar animal hoarding situations before and really respects when people reach out for help.

"Surprisingly, these cats are doing very well considering the conditions they were kept in," said Cook.

She said there some of the cats have minor medical concerns like upper respiratory problems. She said those issues are similar to the common cold, but can spread quickly, so the Humane Society is working to treat the cats.

She said that the Humane Society is in need of canned cat food and cash donations to pay for medical care.

Cook said that the cats will hopefully be up for adoption as early as next week.

The Humane Society already had nearly 200 cats before the Wednesday seizure.

There is no word yet on possible charges.

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