After Tragic Loss Of His Son, Man Opens Cat Sanctuary For 300 Cats
Long Island, New York, USA: home to over 7.5 million humans and as of 2018, 40 feral cat colonies with hundreds upon hundreds of stray and feral cats. Last year a review published in “Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment” estimated that cats account for up to four billion bird deaths and 6.3-22.3 billion mammal deaths a year in the United States, and have contributed to the extinction of 63 vertebrates.
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But the solution to feral cats, stray cats, and cats in need is not simple and there is a lot of room for love and care. One grieving dad found himself unexpectedly rising to the call in his home of Long Island. Chris Arsenault always loved cats, but after the tragic and unexpected death of his 24-year old son due to a motorcycle accident, he found comfort and healing in caring for cats and it quickly transformed into something absolutely incredible. After the tragic loss of his son, Eric, Chris quite literally stumbled on upon a colony of 30 sick cats and kittens. The small colony were living outdoors near his neighborhood
