Peruvian nurse turns house into cat hospice

Source: http://lovemeow.com/2014/08/nurse-turns-house-sanctuary-old-sick-cats-peru/

A woman from Peru has turned her two-story house into a sanctuary for sick and old cats. She treats 175 cats for feline leukemia and keeps them warm in little jumpers when it gets chilly.

Maria Torero, 45, of Lima, Peru, has turned her eight-room house into a cat hospice and spends $1,785 a month on their care according to Daily Mail.

“I’m a nurse. My duty is to the cats that nobody cares about. People don’t adopt adult cats, especially if they are terminally ill.”

Read more at http://lovemeow.com/2014/08/nurse-turns-house-sanctuary-old-sick-cats-peru/#iAjosW3FYbFVovUs.99

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