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Nearly 40 Cats Found Living In 'Filth, Garbage' In White Plains Apartment Nearly 40 Cats Found Living In 'Filth, Garbage' In White Plains Apartment
Nearly 40 Cats Found Living In 'Filth, Garbage' In White Plains Apartment Almost 40 cats were discovered to be living in filthy conditions after neighbors reported a terrible smell coming from a Westchester apartment, officials said.  The discovery was made by SPCA Westchester's Humane Law Enforcement Team, which responded to a White Plains apartment after a landlord reported that neighbors were complaining about a "deathly smell" coming from the unit, the organization announced on Tuesday, Feb. 13. Officers soon arrived at the apartment and found nearly 40 "terrified" cats living in "filth and garbage," the organization said in a social media post.  A…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Cat Stuck In Tree: Pet Rescue Gives Firefighters Chance To Train In Westchester Cat Stuck In Tree: Pet Rescue Gives Firefighters Chance To Train In Westchester
Cat Stuck In Tree: Pet Rescue Gives Firefighters Chance To Train In Westchester While it may seem the stuff of old television shows and cartoons, a fire department was actually called to help rescue a cat stuck in a tree in Northern Westchester.  The brave rescue happened at a residence in Croton-on-Hudson on Sunday, Feb. 12, around 10:30 a.m., when a local cat climbed a tree to get away from circling hawks and could not find a way to get down again, according to the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department.  After hearing this, firefighters raced to the residence and quickly set up a 35-foot extension ladder to reach the scared feline. Soon enough, firefighter …

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by Ben Crnic
Lifestyle
15 Cats Left Alone In A Westchester Apartment Rescued, Up For Adoption 15 Cats Left Alone In A Westchester Apartment Rescued, Up For Adoption
15 Cats Left Alone In A Westchester Apartment Rescued, Up For Adoption More than a dozen cats are counting on one of their nine lives after being abandoned and left alone in a Westchester apartment. Fifteen cats that were left alone in an apartment in Yonkers are looking for new homes after a quick-acting response by the Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers (MHACY), Mayor Mike Spano, and the Yonkers Department of Parks, Recreation, and Conservation. Officials said that on Wednesday, July 7, the MHACY was alerted that a tenant in a building had gone missing for 24 hours, leaving behind the furry felines. When officials went to the apartment, the…

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by Zak Failla