238 cats rescued from house in northern Japan english.kyodonews.net

The Environment Ministry says it is very rare in Japan for more than 200 cats to be retrieved from one location.
According to city officials, a married couple in their 50s and their son in his 30s lived in the two-story house in Sapporo's Kita Ward.
One staff member of the animal welfare organization told Kyodo News, "Bony cats were huddled close together, and the stench was so bad I could barely open my eyes."
After the owner of the house filed a suit with the Sapporo District Court demanding eviction, the three left the house in late March.
The 238 cats were placed under the care of the city's animal control center, and most of them have been transferred to animal welfare bodies or adopted as pets.