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Fourteen cats in Hsinchu were left to their own devices locked up in an apartment for 10 days, after their owner suffered a traffic accident and was hospitalized for more than a week. Inside, rescuers found shocking conditions: dirty water, swarming bugs, piles of garbage and cats so desperate for hydration they were drinking from the toilet. Some of the animals showed signs of illness and neglect, while two terrified cats were discovered trapped inside a wall after trying to flee through the hollow ceiling. All 14 felines have now been rescued, as authorities investigate the owner for possible violations of the Animal Protection Act.

A grey-and-white munchkin cat balances on the rim of the toilet, which is full of dirty water and bugs. The kitty hears the warnings, but goes in for another sip.

The cat was so thirsty it was even drinking toilet water. Inside the apartment, the dirt and stench was unbearable as the cats had been without clean water or basic care for a long time. Some of them were losing their fur and had parts of their body swelling, likely due to skin diseases. A total of 14 cats were trapped in this small room.

Lin Chih-cheng
Animal Protection and Quarantine Center
When we went to rescue the cats, we found two of them had made their way into the hollow space in the ceiling and got trapped in the wall. With the landlord’s permission, we sent a team to tear down the wall and get the cats out.

Two cats tried to escape to the neighbor’s unit via the hollow in the ceiling, and refused to come out. Neighbors noticed something was wrong, and called animal protection officials on Tuesday. With thermal imaging devices and the landlord’s permission, they pinpointed their locations and tore down the wall to rescue the two calico cats. All 14 felines have since been taken to a shelter.

Huang Hsuan-fu
HERSA
From what we know, their owner suffered a traffic accident and was hospitalized without being able to go back home for 10 days. With nobody to care for the cats, they just roamed and paced around hungrily.

Their owner is a man in his 50s who got hospitalized on April 25 due to a traffic accident. During his hospital stay, he did not ask friends to take care of the cats. When he returned to his empty home on May 5, he showed no interest in where his cats had gone neither did he enquire about their health condition. His actions constitute a breach of the Animal Protection act on improper pet care. An investigation has been opened and penalties may be imposed according to the law.

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