The cats were sedated and microchipped while being assessed for potential adoption, said Lisa Jaeger, a board member for the Happy Cat Sanctuary. The plan has been to keep the cats at the ...

This guest essay reflects the views of Linda Stuurman, president of Last Hope Animal Rescue in Wantagh. The tragic fire at Happy Cat Sanctuary in Medford and the unfortunate death of its owner ...

Years before he built the Happy Cat Sanctuary in Medford and became a widely admired champion for feral and abandoned cats, Arsenault was a father, a volunteer firefighter, a slick-fielding outfielder ...

Arson is not suspected as the cause of the tragic blaze that destroyed the Happy Cat Sanctuary Monday, killing animal rescuer Chris Arsenault as he tried to rescue his beloved felines, the ...

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Neighbors of a Long Island cat sanctuary that burned in a suspicious fire tearfully remembered its owner, Chris Arsenault, who died trying to rescue his beloved felines from the blaze. “I’m ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Chris Arsenault, is shown with one of nearly 300 ...

A fire burned down a Long Island cat shelter, killing its founder, who lived there, and at least 59 of the felines he rescued, authorities said. The fire at the Happy Cat Sanctuary in the hamlet ...

A global wave of support continues to grow for the dozens, and possibly hundreds, of cats that survived the devastating fire at Happy Cat Sanctuary in Medford, as a GoFundMe campaign for their care is ...

Chris Arsenault, 65, was found dead alongside more than 100 cats after running back inside his Long Island rescue, Happy Cat Sanctuary, in a desperate attempt to save them from a fire early Monday, ...

Chris Arsenault, 65, was found dead alongside more than 100 cats after running back inside his Long Island rescue, Happy Cat Sanctuary, in a desperate attempt to save them from a fire early Monday, ...