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    Photos: Indonesian housewife tackles homelessness for 250 feral cats

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    Photos: Indonesian housewife tackles homelessness for 250 feral cats

    Cats are ready to be adopted at the shelter called Rumah Kucing Parung in Bogor, West Java


    Published:  December 24, 2019 14:31 Reuters, and compiled by Balaram Menon

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    On the outskirts of suburban Jakarta, housewife Dita Agusta lives with more than 250 cats she has taken in off the streets, creating a shelter for the animals she hopes will one day be adopted. Above: Dita Agusta plays with her cats in Bogor, West Java province Image Credit: REUTERS
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    "It is hard to see abandoned cats on the streets," said Dita Agusta, 45. She had wanted to rescue cats since she was a child and saw stray cats running wild around her neighbourhood. Above: Agusta feeds her cats Image Credit: REUTERS
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    When Agusta and her husband, Mohamad Lutfi, a catfish farmer, moved four years ago from Bekasi city in West Java to a bigger house in Parung in the same province, south of Jakarta, she was able to take action and began taking in cats. Above: A cat reacts as it is being fed during lunch time at the cat shelter called "Rumah Kucing Parung" in Bogor Image Credit: REUTERS
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    Now the couple spends at least one million rupiah ($72) a day to cover the cost of food, medicines and litter for the 250 cats they keep. They also employ a pool of five workers to clean the entire house twice a day to make sure the shelter is hygienic. Above: Dita Agusta feeds her cats during lunch time Image Credit: REUTERS
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    Agusta says she does not take in healthy-looking cats, only ones that need help, and expects disabled cats to stay in her shelter forever. A cat lays on a wooden shelf inside a room for cats, at the cat shelter Image Credit: REUTERS
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    Agusta also regularly walks throughout her neighbourhood putting down food for every cat she encounters. Above: Cats are pictured in the kitchen of the cat shelter Image Credit: REUTERS
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    In Agusta's home, all 250 cats are neutered to contain the population. They are also groomed to ensure they don't create health risks for the surrounding community. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    Cats lay on cat scratchers below medals which they won in cat contests, at a cat shelter called "Rumah Kucing Parung" in Bogor, West Java province Image Credit: REUTERS
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    A groomer and medical technician of a cat shelter called "Rumah Kucing Parung" prepares vitamin and medicines for the cats in Bogor, West Java province Image Credit: REUTERS
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    A cat takes a nap in a kitchen sink at a cat shelter called "Rumah Kucing Parung" in Bogor, West Java province Image Credit: REUTERS
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    A cat lays on a cat scratcher at a cat shelter called "Rumah Kucing Parung" in Bogor, West Java province Image Credit: REUTERS
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    Cats are pictured on shelves inside a room for cats, which are ready to be adopted, at a cat shelter called "Rumah Kucing Parung" in Bogor, West Java province Image Credit: REUTERS
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    A medical technician and groomer gives cat a vitamin treatment at a cat shelter called "Rumah Kucing Parung" in Bogor, West Java province Image Credit: REUTERS
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    A cat sits on a refrigerator at a cat shelter called "Rumah Kucing Parung" in Bogor, West Java province Image Credit: REUTERS

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