Around 300 cats were discovered in a residential apartment in Pune’s Marvel Bounty Society, leading to intervention by the Municipal Corporation after neighbours raised complaints, officials reported on Monday. According to the police, the owner of one flat has been feeding stray cats, releasing them once they are healthy. However, neighbours have expressed concerns about the unhygienic conditions caused by the large number of cats in the society.
Inspector Nilesh Jagdale commented on the situation, saying, “The owner of an apartment in Marvel Bounty Society regularly brought stray cats home and released them once they became healthy. As a result, a large number of cats gathered in the apartment, leading to unhygienic conditions that disturbed the neighbors.”
“The owner of a flat on the 9th floor has kept several cats in that flat, resulting in foul smells in the society. After the complaint, a team visited the flat and served notice to shift the cats,” he added.
He stated that a notice was issued to the flat owner to release the cats within two days.
“The neighbours called the Municipal Corporation, and its officials reached the apartment, surveyed the flats, and notified the owner that all the cats would be released within 2 days… No case has been registered yet, and we will consult our senior officials and corporation officials to take legal action. The cats will go into the possession of the Municipal Corporation and will be rescued…,’ he said.
The notice was issued following complaints from residents about unpleasant odors coming from the ninth-floor apartment. The situation has sparked a conversation among both residents and authorities about the importance of proper animal care facilities and the responsibility of pet owners to maintain hygiene and cleanliness in shared living environments.