67 Cats Rescued From Kensington Home

KENSINGTON, NH — Sixty-seven cats are now in the care and custody of the New Hampshire Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals after they were rescued from an overrun Kensington home.

Kensington police first received a call to assist in the removal of 25 cats on Wednesday, December 8. Over the course of the day, police say more and more cats came out of hiding until there were eventually 67 in total, over three times more than police say they initially prepared for.

"The cats were living in a home that was clearly overrun," said Steve Sprowl, Field Services Manager for the NHSPCA. "The condition of the cats has not been determined as yet. Our veterinarian will be evaluating them all over the next few days."

Lisa Dennison, Executive Director of the NHSPCA said the Stratham animal shelter just finished expanding campus the Saturday before.

"Just one week later, we are using every single inch of that new space to quarantine and isolate this very large volume of cats," said Dennison. "Our staff is working hard to create new protocols for our expanded spaces, and are now going to be caring for these 67 cats in addition to all of the other animals already in the building."

All 67 cats are black and white, and the shelter says they all appear to be friendly.

Those interested in adoption can check out nhspca.org for more information. Due to the sheer volume of animals, the shelter says they will not be able to respond to phone inquiries at this time.