Nearly 60 Cats Rescued In 'Atypical' Hoarding Situation In Middletown

MIDDLETOWN, CT — Nearly 60 cats were rescued from a Middletown home this week in what officials said wasn’t a typical hoarding situation, according to multiple reports.

NBC Connecticut reports Pieper Veterinary is partnering with the Middletown Animal Control to care for 59 cats that were surrendered this week.

Pieper Veterinary has spayed and neutered 18 of the surrendered cats, according to NBC Connecticut.

Middletown Animal Control officers told WFSB that the atypical hoarding situation began at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in early 2020 when a good Samaritan rescued four pregnant cats off the street.

The rescuer was caught off-guard by the effect of the pandemic on veterinary resources, and the number of cats eventually increased to 60, according to WFSB 3.

Read more at NBC Connecticut here and WFSB 3 here.