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98% of cat owners would risk their lives to save their cat from a house fire

A Quora.com user asks, “Would you risk your life to save your cat from a house fire?” There are 46 responses to that question and everyone bar one says YES. And they respond with commitment and certainty. They have no doubts about it. They will risk their lives to save their cat in a fire. …

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Fire devastates cat hoarder's home killing 91 cats

91 cats perish in cat hoarder’s house fire. Fire regulations needed!

NEWS AND COMMENT: There is a shocking headline online today: Nearly 100 pets die in Florida house fire – including 91 trapped cats. That’s from the New York Post. This was a “pet-stuffed” home of an animal hoarding Florida couple. For years I have written about the need to at least set some fire regulation …

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Fire at cat hoarder's home Woodbury, Orange County.

People with more than 10 cats should comply with customized fire regulations

NEWS AND COMMENT: I have said before, almost a year ago, that people who want to keep a large number of cats in their home should be subject to specific and customised fire regulations. Cat hoarders who have 10 or more cats in their home are treated by the local authorities as ordinary residents, no …

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Multi-cat homes should be subject to tougher regulations of safety

Multi-cat homes should have to comply with enhanced fire safety regulations

Fires in multi-cat homes are going to kill more cats than in single cat homes. That is obvious. There are many homes with a large number of cats. The owner does not have to comply with any special fire safety regulations. But in the UK, in houses of multiple occupation (of people) there are a …

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Do cat rescue operations in residential homes have to comply with higher fire regulation standards?

I am seeing too many stories of rescue cats dying in fires in the US. These are cats housed in someone’s home and the home is doubling up as a rescue facility. And I ask if under these circumstances the home owner, who is a cat rescuer, is obliged to comply with specified, manadatory fire …

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Three firefighters attend to a cat rescued from a fire caused by lighting

Great picture of Nellie the cat surrounded by 3 firefighters who resuscitated her

This is an excellent photograph of Nellie, a black-and-white cat, who was unresponsive when rescued from a residential home struck by lighting causing a fire. Three firefighters surround Nellie in an awesome display of care. It happened in Crozet, Virginia, USA. The humans go out but 2 cats were left behind. That is often the …

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