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Photo: APL
Photo: APL
CLEVELAND -- Seventeen cats and kittens have been rescued this week by the Cleveland Animal Protective League after being thrown out like trash.
On July 17, an APL volunteer found a litter of kittens that had been put in a trash can near the shelter's building on Willey Avenue. The kittens' mother had escaped with one kitten, but refused to leave the area of the garbage can.
Then on July 21, another volunteer found 10 cats stuffed in a duct-taped box next to a dumpster. The temperatures were well above 90 and the cats were poking their heads from the box trying to get out. Volunteers say the animals were panting and covered in drool and were found just in time on what was the hottest day in more than a decade.
The APL says these 17 cats and kittens are among the 156 that have come into the shelter over the last five days.
The APL says the cats have exceeded the shelter's cage space and is asking the community for help in adopting out the animals. To encourage people to adopt, the APL for the first time ever is reducing the fee on cats and kittens to $5 for Saturday, July 23.
The APL does not euthanize animals and is the largest nonprofit humane society in Ohio.
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