dirty cage empty bowls

This was taken in spring of 2000 and shows what were typical conditions for cats then. They were often not cleaned and fed till mid afternoon and sat for 12 to 16 hours surrounded by their own excrement and without any food or water. The cats in the photo became ill with URI after this photo was taken and were nursed back to health in proper living conditions in a foster home. Four 4-month-old cats had been living in one cage.

This photo was the SPCA's idea of a communal room fit to house a cat. When the trailers that the City had towed onto the site in June of '02 were FINALLY made habitable and occupied, the SPCA's idea of a communal room was as depicted. The photo was taken in April '03. At the time it contained only one terrified cat who took cover in the only cover available: a litter pan. The communal room is more comfortable now with scratching posts, bedding and a chair or two, but it still leaves much to be desired.