Help, our station has been overrun by 69 cats: Chinese police

Animal lovers have come to the rescue after a police station in eastern China suddenly became home to 69 cats.

The animals were recovered by police in Changshu in Jiangsu province after investigating a gang stealing pets.

Officers, however, swiftly found themselves struggling to cope with so many hungry mouths to feed and take care of.

“Please come and adopt, quickly! Our station is occupied by 69 cats … we’re about to go bankrupt!” the station posted on its social media account on Monday.

Animal lovers swiftly responded and homes had been found for all the cats by Thursday, with some taken by a local animal protection association.

“Now we’re clear and they’re all taken care of,” a policewoman at the station said.