Brighton Beach Cat Hoarder Facing Eviction, Holding Adoption Event At Bensonhurst Petco


by on Mar 9th, 2012

One of Berger's 45 cats. (Photo: Katherine Gonzalez)

Bensonhurst Bean has a report about Barbara Berger, a Brighton Beach cat hoarder ordered by her landlord to give up all but two of her 45 feline friends or face eviction. Berger has teamed up with Brooklyn Animal Umbrella and Bensonhurst’s Petco at 2601 Stillwell Avenue to hold an adoption event all weekend long to place 20 of the cats in new homes.

Courier Life was first to report on Berger’s plight, in which her fed up landlord has threatened to give her the boot from her rent-stabilized Brighton Beach apartment if she can’t offload the cats. Berger heads to court next week to find whether or not she’s been granted a reprieve.

To adopt one of Barbara Berger’s cats, contact Josephine Marrero at Brooklyn.Rescue.Umbrella@gmail.com or visit Petco at 2601 Stillwell Avenue (corner of 86th Street) anytime over the weekend.

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  • Barkingspider07

    I love animals, but I cannot understand pet hoarding.  I have a friend whose mother did this and it was so disgusting.  The house always stunk, I could not even go inside.  They were all over the kitchen and dining room tables, laying on the stove, stinky litter boxes all over the place, and I cannot tell you how many bites i received from these cats who were outside as well as outside in the yard.  Yuck!!! 2 animals is my limit.

    • http://www.flickr.com/photos/lisanne001 Lisanne!

      The people who have gotten involved with this situation say6 that the apartment is kept very nicely with none of the expected smells one usually associates with this sort of situation. Migh6t be difficult for anyone with allergies to cats, but otherwise is clean and well taken care of. This adoption event would not be taking place with her cats if conditions had been otherwise.

    • http://www.brucebrodinsky.com Bruce B

      Nothing to understand. It’s an illness. Reason does not apply here.
      Most mean well; however, they hurt their families, their cats, and themselves.

  • levp

    Kitty in the photo looks the one who wrote this:
    http://www.scribd.com/doc/37439/Excerpts-From-A-Dog-Cats-Diary

  • Yourclassring

    Is this the lady whose always at the bottle room at Shop & Stop on Avenue Y and east 17?

    • Andrew Kent

       Yes.

  • Brooklynjo

    We really need your help with these cats.  We have no funding and my personal funds are all gone. 
    13 year old Lord Byron (once Blackie) is doing very well.  blood tests show anemia and possible irritable bowel syndrome.  He is in a very good place and appreciating it very much.
     
    Alexander is  having ear surgery on March 29th,  Both ears are full of hematomas and need to be re opened.
     
    Barton has a heart murmur; giardia; an eye so infected it must be removed and FIV.
     
    Donations are really needed for these two – their vet is  Dr. GiangolaNarrows Veterinary Hospital718 238 5055they are at 91 street and 4th avenue in Bayridge, brooklyn
     
    The removal of these cats is over.  The veterinary care is just beginningPlease make a generous donation through
    http://www.gofundme.com/hatdk

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