Mann Cat Sanctuary rescue 28 cats and kittens from single home

Owner had become 'unable to cope with the situation'

A local charity says it's had a 'very, very busy week' after undertaking their biggest rescue ever from a single household.

Mann Cat Sanctuary, based in Santon, takes in stray and disabled cats and also traps and neuters feral ones.

This week they rescued 28 cats and kittens from a lady who had become 'unable to cope with the situation'.

They say it began with her having one unspayed female before a tomcat managed to get in through the window and cause the female to have a litter - with things very quickly escalating.

The charity agreed to take in the cats 'in the best interests of her and the cats'.

They say the vast majority are between two and three months old and they will be looking to home the kittens once they have been neutered and spayed 'which obviously is going to be a mammoth job at huge expense'. 

In a post on social media, they said: "This is by far our biggest rescue from one single household and sadly from what we are hearing we believe there are more situations like this. 

"We are seeing a vicious circle of cats or kittens being given to people who can't afford to have them spayed and then once the cats are pregnant and have kittens, they are either being passed on to other people who similarly can't afford to look after them or the kittens are just remaining in the house allowing further breeding to happen."

You can find out more about Mann Cat Sanctuary and support the charity via their website.