The Woman Who Lives With 1,000 Cats

Lynea Lattanzio is a certified cat lady who would "rather have 800 cats than another man." The founder of The Cat House on The Kings oversees a 12-acre sanctuary in California with close to 800 adults and 300 kittens.

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[oliver]

When a cat has a better house than you...

[bakecall]

I work at this cat sanctuary and let me tell you, this woman is amazing.

[charlottevanderlist]

Omg this woman is my hero! I just have 1 How does she remember the names of all of them!

[emman]

Saving over 28, 000 cats in 24 years. That's amazing. Thank you!

[Heyitsann]

When the kitten meowed I died. It's cute!

[jlife]

She's so going straight to heaven when she passes on. What a noble human being.

[mariadams]

imagine being a cat and having this many friends, you’ll never get bored.

[zdravkok]

omg. just imagine the immense amount of fur lieing around. that would be one big hair ball.

[sandyjones]

This woman is simply AMAZING God bless her and all she does 😄😄

[helenkhoiova]

There are Angels among us and this lady is one of them..Thank you so much for rescuing and helping these gorgeous souls 😻

[hollyhebert]

I live in Las Vegas and have adopted both of my kittens from the Cat House! This is a wonderful organization. I am upset that Amazon Smile is going away because this is my charity. I will find other ways to donate. Thank you for my two babies. They bring such joy to the house!

[LisaMitchellGD]

God Bless this woman! I save Cats too and it comforts me to know there are good people like her in the world. Cats and especially Kittens are like Children, they NEED our love &care &nurturing

[erinrozanski]

I'll say one thing; these cats look very well taken care of. Congrats to her and her staff - what an amazing project and responsibility to take on. ❤

[adoraa]

She sees another cat: "Oh hey Benji! Haven't seen you in like 2 years?!

[yeenosaur]

I remember watching her show on Animal Planet back when Animal Planet was about animals.

[Changes]

I love this lady and all who care for these beautiful animals. I know it must be a horrendous amount of work work work but when it is all done, you have done a good thing!! Sweet babies all.

[wolveclan]

I would never EVER leave my home if I had this many cats/kittens

[phatasticmeemo]

My goal. I too dream of having an animal sanctuary to help unwanted or abandoned animals of all kinds. This woman is a saint.

[ambermaccraig]

Bless you and all you represent. Sacrifice, determination, empathy, compassion..., the list goes on and on. I'm one of those that society would call a "crazy cat lady" as well but, what you have done, goes beyond that. You are awesome, ma'am, and an inspiration. Thank you for everything you have done, still doing and will do in the future. I only pray that the people in your life realize just how fortunate they are to have someone of your caliber to call a "friend". I am grateful that each and every one of these babies found their way to your doorstep, they all look very healthy, cared for and safe. Love and appreciation from High Point, NC USA

[LebaUkrainian]

'' 'i'd rather have 800 cats than another man.'' Damn, that lady is hilarious!