Crews clean the outside of a house overrun by cats in the Beaches on Wednesday. CITYNEWS <\/p>\n
The outside of a house overrun by cats on a quiet Beaches street was cleaned up Wednesday. <\/p>\n
In a CityNews story last week, neighbours said they were desperate to escape the putrid smell of cat excrement emanating from the property, located near Kingston Road. <\/p>\n
Dozens of ravenously hungry cats had overwhelmed the inside, and outside, of the house, prompting CityNews reporter Cynthia Mulligan to liken the smell to a giant kitty litter box that hasnt been changed in months. <\/p>\n
Area residents took matters into their own hands, trapping a total of 43 felines and handing them over to animal control, which will have them spayed, neutered, and released back into feral colonies. <\/p>\n
That may have significantly pared down the cat population, but the mess and smell remained. <\/p>\n
After what neighbours described as years of neglect, the issue was finally addressed Wednesday morning when a phalanx of agencies descended on the home. <\/p>\n
The street was closed down as fire, police, animal services, the OSPCA, and four junk removal trucks showed up to begin the long-awaited cleanup. <\/p>\n
Cats were a large part of the problem, but the property was also littered with years of accumulated junk and debris that was hauled away. <\/p>\n
The cleanup initiative, which came after Beaches-East York Coun. Mary-Margaret McMahon arranged a meeting with the agencies, was more than welcomed by neighbours. <\/p>\n
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