PETA has recently revealed the neglect and suffering of hundreds of cats that are kept in filthy, dungeon like, unventilated and disease-ridden storage units at Sacred Vision Animal Sanctuary (SVAS) in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
SVAS is owned by Elizabeth Owen who has packed some 300 cats confined to crates and carriers stacked on top of each other. Most of the cats have lived for year with no room to walk around or to escape from their own waste.
Quality of life is nonexistent at SVAS. Sick animals are not even given veterinary care, nor are they separated from other cats, spreading contagious illnesses, airborne viruses, and parasites. Even obviously critically ill animals like Winky, who was found convulsing and near death in a litterbox, are deprived of veterinary care and/or euthanasia to alleviate suffering. Owen denied volunteers' pleas to let them take Winky to the vet at their own expense. Winky languished for more than two hours before finally dying. A volunteer at SVAS told PETA's investigator that she had over the years buried "at least 100" cats who had died at the facility.
We need to take action to end this for the cats who have been suffering for years now. We need to stand up for the cats!
