International Online Special: According to the US Odditycentral website on August 4, Tonawanda, located near North Tonawanda, Niagara County, New York, USA, has now become a "cat island". Hundreds of abandoned domestic cats wander around the 34-hectare island and breed at an astonishing rate, now exceeding the number of residents on the island. "There is a serious cat flooding problem on this island," said Danielle Cooligan, an islander. Most of the cats on the island are pets that have been forgotten or abandoned by their owners, and they are left to fend for themselves. North Tonawanda resident Wayne Howard also said: "There are cats everywhere. I have seen people throw cats on the road and they are forced to flee to the island." The residents of Tonawanda and very resident, they choose the right season to live here, but these cats wander around the island all year round. Most of them hide during the day and come out to play at night. "These cats make the island a mess, especially the island is full of cat feces, which is really disgusting. They have become a local disaster," Howard said.
Kurgen said she had promoted the cleaning of the island cats in hopes of solving the problem of cat rampant cats. "No one really cares about these cats, for which we can only try to clean them ourselves." The kittens on the island will be adopted, but the adult cats may be sent back to the island again. "If these cats really want to spend the rest of their lives on this beautiful island, they need to be castrated to control the number of cats." Kurgen also arranged for people to send food to the cats several times a week, and castrating each cat costs her $25 (about 154 yuan), and Kurgen is now raising more funds for this.