Cats On The Grove Faces Closure, Seeks New Homes For Remaining Cats

CATONSVILLE, MD — Cats on the Grove, a nonprofit cat sanctuary, is asking for help relocating the cats it has cared for since 2014, NBC Baltimore reports.

The sanctuary has reduced the number of cats at the location from 100 to 35, thanks in part to help from a cat sanctuary in North Carolina, according to the nonprofit's Facebook page.

The city wants the cats relocated after a raccoon bit a volunteer, NBC reported. Rabid raccoons have recently been an issue in Maryland, with one found Friday in Jarrettsville, about 35 miles north of Catonsville.

Cats on the Grove said it was given three months to relocate the cats and shut down operations, but Rene Varela, director of Baltimore County Animal Services, said the agency may work with the sanctuary to extend the deadline.

Read more at NBC Baltimore.