"People Who Raise 30 Cats Separately, People Who Suffer Separately"

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Neighbors have expressed distress due to a resident who keeps over 30 cats in a multi-family housing unit without maintaining proper hygiene.

On the 29th of last month, JTBC's 'Case Officer' introduced the story of Mr. A, who lives in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province. Currently residing on the 4th floor of a multi-family housing unit, Mr. A claims to be suffering serious damage because of his 70-year-old neighbor Mr. B and Mr. B's son in their 40s, who raise cats. The father and son started by taking in two abandoned cats three years ago, and now reportedly keep over 30 cats. Since they have not neutered the cats, the number has increased exponentially, and it is understood that many of the cats are pregnant.

A story has been reported about neighbors suffering due to a resident in a multi-family house who keeps more than 30 cats but does not maintain hygiene. JTBC Incident Commander

The problem is that they do not maintain hygiene, leaving cat excrement in the building corridors, which causes a foul odor to spread. Residents complained that especially in summer, the smell is so severe that it induces vomiting even when windows are closed. Because Mr. B and his son let the cats roam freely, the noise from the cats' crying also causes significant disturbance. In fact, due to the cats roaming freely, roof tiles on the building's exterior have fallen to the ground.

A foreign tenant who moved in last May said, "My wife suffered severe stress from this issue, resulting in a miscarriage of our twins," and added, "We had no choice but to move out after three months." He protested to Mr. B but was told, "Do you know how terrible animal abuse is? The cats are our family," and "If you are going to cause stress to Koreans after moving in, then go to India."

When other tenants confronted Mr. B, he responded with punches or said, "I moved in first and was already raising cats." In September, the local community service center, together with the Animal Protection Association, proposed adopting the cats, but Mr. B's son lay down on the floor and refused, saying, "Absolutely not." Mr. A, the landlord of a neighboring unit, said, "Tenants have found it difficult to live because of Mr. B and left before their lease ended. I am struggling financially to quickly prepare the deposit for a new place," and added, "The district office said that since there is no evidence of abuse, administrative action is difficult." Mr. A has currently filed complaints with the National Petition Board and the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission.