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More than 60 cats rescued from home in Carnegie

October 13, 2022 / 5:08 AM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh

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CARNEGIE (KDKA) - Animal Friends in Pittsburgh was called into action on Tuesday night as dozens of cats were found in a home in Carnegie.

The mass rescue team was needed at a home in Carnegie when Animal Friends' Humane Investigations Department was notified that 61 cats were living inside.

The cats were taken back to Animal Friends and have since been receiving food, shelter, and medical care.

You can see more of the cats and support Animal Friends at this link.

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Patrick Damp

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.