Happy Cat Sanctuary has opened up adoption applications for more than 180 surviving cats days after the shelter burned down.
Wednesday, April 9, 2025 3:42PMMore than 180 cats have survived the devastating fire at Happy Cat Sanctuary on Long Island . Over 100 of the furry felines lost their lives in the blaze. Now, the shelter is calling on cat lovers to adopt.
Those who are interested in becoming a cat parent canJust a day after the owner of the animal sanctuary was killed in the fire, volunteers worked to care for hundreds of displaced cats. A group from Jaeger's Run Animal Rescue showed up to support the Happy Cat Sanctuary in Medford, a Suffolk County hamlet. Volunteers said they planned to set up a makeshift sanctuary at a warehouse in Holbrook where all the cats would be set up with cages, carriers, and litter boxes.The blaze broke out around 7:15 a.m. at the sanctuary on Dourland Road. The home served as a safe haven for hundreds of cats.On Tuesday, the Suffolk County SPCA confirmed that more than 100 cats had also died in the fire."This man lived in an 8x10-foot bedroom with a mini fridge and a microwave, every dime he made, everything he collected went toward the animals, he was selfless, he took nothing for himself, this is just so unfair," friend Lisa Jaeger said."If you go back to some of the videos, the cats are crawling on him, they were happy, it was a great place for them and safe until this happened," said Ellen Pavlakis. Members of the animal rescue community were devastated to learn about the fire and Arsenault's death. "We all knew Chris for many years as all of our corporations all work together in the community, so if he needed help he would call our agency, if we needed help, we would call his agency and that's how Long Island works with the animal rescues, we all work together," said John Spat, director of Animal Protection Service. "There's not going to be another Chris, ever who does this, and all we can do is try to recover what he was trying to do and try to move forward and help his organization work forward."
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