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Animal rescuers are citing a Wyoming couple for animal cruelty, after it was discovered that they owned 91 cats.

Richard and Shirley Clark of Cheyenne, Wyoming, were cited with 8 misdemeanors by animal control officers. Two of those citations were issued because none of the cats being vaccinated, according to Local8News.com.

When animal control officers removed 34 cats from the home on December 29th, it was believed that all of the animals had been rescued. However, after finding another 20 cats at the home during a later visit, as well as 37 cats at a vacated home that the couple owned, it was clear that this was a large rescue effort.

Because the cost of proper pet care for all of these cats ranged upwards of $800 a month in food alone, Richard Clark called the Laramie County sheriff’s department to say he could no longer pay to take care of the felines.

Unfortunately for Clark, he was not expecting to get misdemeanor charges for his efforts.

"I finally asked the animal shelter for help," Clark told the Wyoming News." Now I’m in a lot of trouble."

A Black Labrador from Louisville, Kentucky, is lucky to be alive after being used as target practice for an archer.

Volunteers for the Shamrock Foundation, a nonprofit organization that aids animals in need, stepped in to assist Aidan, the 11-month old Labrador in question, after he was spotted wandering around the streets with an arrow protruding from his side, according to Wave3.com.

The news provider reported that the dog suffered from a partially deflated lung, damaged vertebrae, muscular trauma and infections from the wound.

Although Aidan was quickly given quality pet care by veterinarians, many of Shamrock’s volunteers are shocked that someone could do something so cruel to an animal. Even more astonishing- Aidan, though traumatized, still manages to have a sweet demeanor.

"He is a doll," Rebecca Eaves, a Shamrock volunteer, told the news source. "The temperament – you can’t believe – to have such a horrendous wound."

Volunteers for the Shamrock Foundation are unpaid and believe in stopping the pet overpopulation crisis as well as the euthanizing of animals in overcrowded shelters.

While it may be safe to say that the holidays can bring out generosity in most people, one cat rescuer was still deeply touched by an anonymous donor’s large gift.

Eric Schickendantz of Akron, Ohio, had rescued 101 cats from a foreclosed home in Lakemore, Ohio. Schickendantz had begun using media outlets to ask cat rescuers to help in the effort, according to Cleveland.com.

While he provides pet care to the cats, Schickendantz was still in need of money for food and other items. Through networking with rescue groups, he received $6,000 in donations as well as some food and carriers.

It wasn’t until Schickendantz arrived at his shop recently that he discovered an anonymous donor had left him 200 pounds of cat food on the porch.

Schickendantz told the news provider he estimates that he has cared for nearly 1,000 cats over the past 50 years, and has either released the wild ones into areas where he knows people will feed them or has found families to adopt them.

The Humane Society recently rescued more than 100 cats from a woman’s home in Madras, Oregon.

What started as a woman’s effort to rescue cats grew amounted in more 150 felines occupying her home. Overwhelmed by the large amount, the woman called the local humane society in hopes they would come take some off her hands, according to KTVZ.com.

"Every bedroom had cages full of cats – there were some out on the back porch, they were in cupboards – we were finding them everywhere," Karen Szymanski, of the Humane Society of Central Oregon, told the news source.

Because they didn’t have enough space, the organization could only take 117 cats, and planned to come back for the rest in the next couple of weeks when space opens up.

All of the felines are reportedly in good cat health, however, leading the Humane Society to be hopeful that adoptions can begin to take place soon.

If you’re looking for a pet this holiday season, you might want to consider picking a cat from a local animal shelter. The most recent animal shelter statistics show that in 1997, 71 percent of cats that enter animal shelters are euthanized, according to the American Humane Society.

Operators at a sled dog facility in Colorado could be facing animal cruelty charges after the Park County Sheriff’s Office rescued approximately 100 dogs that were starved and neglected.

Unfortunately eight dogs didn’t make it and were found dead at the site, according to 9News.com. Dog health is the main concern when examining the rescued animals. State veterinarian Keith Roehr feels that most of the dogs will make a full recovery, but others are in worse condition.

About 30 dogs were immediately taken to treatment facilities in the Colorado area to receive medical attention, the remaining 70 will be placed in other areas around the state.

Roehr noted that despite the dogs’ poor condition, rescuers did find food on the premises, leading authorities to wonder why the operators let the dogs’ health deteriorate so drastically.

"There was dog food, a good amount of dog food on the premise, so [we're] not exactly sure why that food wasn’t being distributed in a manner that would allow these dogs to maintain their weight," Roehr said.

Authorities are still looking into a time span of the abuses.