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 ...

The early morning fire Monday destroyed the Happy Cat Sanctuary, built in the home and backyard of its founder, Christopher Arsenault, 65, who had about 300 cats in the sanctuary on Dourland Road.

Christopher Arsenault, 65, founder of the Happy Cat Sanctuary, died in a fire at his Medford home early Monday that also claimed the lives of "numerous" cats, Suffolk County police said.

The flames broke out at approximately 7:15 a.m. on Monday at Happy Cat Sanctuary in Medford, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. At the time of the fire, 300 cats were housed in the ...

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 ...

A fire at a decades-old neighborhood cat sanctuary on New York's Long Island killed the community's beloved "Cat Man" and dozens of the animals. Chris Arsenault, who opened the sprawling Happy Cat ...

The blaze took place Monday morning at Happy Cat Sanctuary in Medford on Long Island, the Suffolk County Police Department reported. Officials and friends confirmed Chris Arsenault, 65 ...

A legal battle has begun over the future of the Happy Cat Sanctuary and the close to $1 million raised to rebuild it. The nonprofit’s board and the late owner’s daughter are now at odds over ...