Patra Caesar
11-03-2005, 16:26
Here kitty, kitty! This (http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,12511727-13762,00.html) brings to mind one of those crazy old crones who sit on their rocking chair on the porch, surrounded by their many, many cats. Anyway, I thought animals were supposed to be healing, or at least good in a wok.
Hospital terrorised by 200 cats
From correspondents in Dhaka
March 11, 2005
HEALTH chiefs in Bangladesh have launched a drive to evict some 200 cats living in the wards of the country's premier public hospital, officials said.
For years the cats have roamed freely about the hospital, establishing a "mini-kingdom" of their own and growing fat on the food meant for patients, the hospital officials said.
But now a team of ward assistants armed with traps and sacks has swung into action to eject the feline invaders.
"We've caught scores of cats and sent them to exile in faraway places so that they cannot come back to the hospital again," administrator of Dhaka Medical College Hospital Brigadier General M.A. Matin told AFP.
"The operation will continue as along as a single cat remains in the hospital. Our aim is to create a hygienic atmosphere," Matin added.
The eviction drive was launched after patients complained that the hospital had been invaded by hundreds of cats who treated it as their home, other officials said.
The captured cats have been released on the far side of Dhaka's Buriganga river, around five kilometres from the hospital.
The 1700-bed Dhaka Medical College Hospital is the country's premier state-owned hospital.
Due to government subsidies, it is also the country's cheapest hospital attracting hundreds of poor who go there for medical treatment each day.
Hospital terrorised by 200 cats
From correspondents in Dhaka
March 11, 2005
HEALTH chiefs in Bangladesh have launched a drive to evict some 200 cats living in the wards of the country's premier public hospital, officials said.
For years the cats have roamed freely about the hospital, establishing a "mini-kingdom" of their own and growing fat on the food meant for patients, the hospital officials said.
But now a team of ward assistants armed with traps and sacks has swung into action to eject the feline invaders.
"We've caught scores of cats and sent them to exile in faraway places so that they cannot come back to the hospital again," administrator of Dhaka Medical College Hospital Brigadier General M.A. Matin told AFP.
"The operation will continue as along as a single cat remains in the hospital. Our aim is to create a hygienic atmosphere," Matin added.
The eviction drive was launched after patients complained that the hospital had been invaded by hundreds of cats who treated it as their home, other officials said.
The captured cats have been released on the far side of Dhaka's Buriganga river, around five kilometres from the hospital.
The 1700-bed Dhaka Medical College Hospital is the country's premier state-owned hospital.
Due to government subsidies, it is also the country's cheapest hospital attracting hundreds of poor who go there for medical treatment each day.