21-06-2025
Animals recovering and being adopted after rescue operation
KINGSVILLE — The Ashtabula County Animal Protective League has been taking care of and adopting out many of the animals it took in from two rescue operations that took place last month.
The rescue operations occurred during May at two homes in the Ashtabula area and recovered over 70 animals, mostly cats, alongside three dogs.
'Every single animal that came in received a medical exam, and we immediately started treatment on whatever we could,' APL Executive Director Catena Shore said.
Many people helped out the animals, she said.
'We have some amazing people who were here literally nursing animals back to health,' Shore said.
Shore said many of the animals are doing better.
'The vast majority of them are either completely recuperated, have been spayed or neutered, vaccinated and are up for adoption or already have been adopted out,' she said.
Many of the cats have been doing great, Shore said.
'They're beautiful cats,' she said. 'Most of them are really really sweet. They're going really fast, and we're finding really good homes for them, which is really rewarding.'
The APL is a no-kill shelter, Shore said.
'We do our best for every single animal that comes in through our doors,' she said. 'We do not euthanize for space.'
Shore and other APL staff have been overseeing adoptions at the APL, she said.
'The dogs that came in from that case, two of them were bonded, so we were able to send them together, so they'll stay together,' she said.
One of the adopters has been sending pictures to Shore, as the cat has been settling in the home, she said.
'Mind you, this cat came from ... the house, where he could hardly breathe, because there's fecal matter everywhere, so we got him fixed up, and we took him to PetSmart,' she said. 'He got adopted out from there, and he's living his best life right now.'
Seeing the cat do better was really rewarding for Shore, she said.
'There's happy stories and situations like that,' she said.
The APL accepts monetary donations through its website,
Applications for adoption can be found on the APL's website.
Charges were filed in Ashtabula Municipal Court related to the case earlier this week.
Karen Pierce and Christopher Alexander were charged with 43 counts of cruelty to companion animals in an Ashtabula city case.
Pierce was charged with 31 counts of cruelty to companion animals in an Ashtabula Township case.
