Overview
- Tierheim Köln‑Dellbrück is caring for 17 cats from a 48‑cat apartment seizure, most of them Scottish Folds with several pregnant females and expected litters of roughly 20–25 kittens, with some animals in quarantine and an appeal for donations underway.
- Tierheim Bergheim took in 23 Yorkshire Terriers from filthy, overcrowded housing; one rescued female later gave birth in foster care, the group includes serious medical cases, and after veterinary clearance for adoption the shelter must cover all ongoing costs.
- A Scottish Fold named Ariel was handed to Tierheim Essen during labor and delivered five healthy kittens, with the shelter emphasizing the breed’s welfare issues linked to a genetic mutation.
- Tierheim Bochum is hand‑rearing six orphaned kittens after their mother died, two have already died, and the shelter is asking for a specific Royal Canin kitten milk to continue round‑the‑clock care.
- Customs at Cologne/Bonn seized pets smuggled from Turkey, including a kitten called Badem now held under strict isolation at Tierheim Köln‑Dellbrück, highlighting the heavy quarantine burden on shelters.