Woman Cares for 100 Abandoned Dogs

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By Jon Jordan, NEWS 9

ARDMORE, Oklahoma -- Struggling to make it herself, an Oklahoma woman risks her life to take care of more than 100 abandoned dogs. Catherine Titus lives in a rural area outside of Ardmore with her dogs in only a van.

For the past five years, 71-year-old Titus has called rural Oklahoma home, living out of a van with her closest companions, all 100 of them. She does it because her four-legged friends mean everything to her.

She has also given up almost everything to continue to care for the animals.

Titus used to work for the Humane Society in Texas. She said she fell on hard times and eventually landed in Oklahoma.

Now, she survives on her $700 Social Security check, most of which goes to feeding the dogs.

But Titus said her situation is nothing compared to what the abandoned dogs have gone through.

"I get them wandering in from the pasture, stranded and beaten," Titus said.

Most are dogs she never asked for, but she's adopted them anyway, and once the word got out, they kept coming.

"I pick them up out of trash bags. I picked them up out of cardboard boxes," Titus said. "They tie them to the fence. They tie them to the gate."

Karin Morrison runs Compassion Seeds, an animal sanctuary just a few miles from Titus' home. Once she got word of the situation, Morrison and her co-workers jumped into action.

"She did a wonderful job for what she had to deal with," Morrison said.

They have taken more than 40 dogs from Titus and spayed and neutered them in hopes of giving them a second chance.

"Is there any help for these dogs? You know, you never know if there is any hope or not. Maybe for some, but not for all," Morrison said.

Compassion Seeds is asking for help with the dogs through adoption. To learn about how you can adopt one of the dogs, visit Compassion Seeds Web site or call 580-229-0400.

"They need to be adopted. I've done what I can for them, but they deserve a home. They deserve as much love as anything else does," Titus said.
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This is amazing story and touching that she cares for all those dogs even she lives on social security. Kudos to her :)
 
Oh, wow! 100 dogs are pretty alot! :lol: I am glad that woman cares for them in despite of Social Security check she lives on. She has the compassion for them like if, they are her children. :applause:
 
Very amazing and touching story about that woman cares for 100 abandoned dogs. :)
 
Awww...that's very heartwarming and risked her life to care for 100 souls to survive. They look like they're healthy.
 
Yes, that is an amazing story!
Also there was a another story In Newkirk, Okla.
that there was a bunch of abused pitbull dogs
that were rescued by caring people from Calif.!
If i can find the link, i will post it in here...
 
Just further proves you should spay and nueter to cut down on the pet overpopulation. Im glad the situation didn't go from bad to worse for these 100 dogs.
 
Glad there were someone to cared for those poor dogs. At least they'll have someone who they can trust.
 
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