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.

Monday's discovery at the Dourland Road residence brought the toll to 158 cats killed in the fire, Suffolk County SPCA Chief Roy Gross said. There could have been up to 400 cats living on the ...

An owner of a Long Island animal sanctuary and at least 100 of his cats were killed in a suspicious ... any cause,” William Doherty, the Suffolk County police chief of detectives, said in ...

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 ...

the Suffolk County Police Department reported. Officials and friends confirmed Chris Arsenault, 65, was killed in the blaze at the single-family home along with "numerous" cats. "In excess of 100 ...

An elderly Long Island widower was hit with a series of animal cruelty charges Tuesday after nearly 100 cats — dead and ... authorities said. Suffolk County resident Stephen Glantz, 75, was ...

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