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<\/p>\nA woman\u2019s body was eaten by her 20 pedigree cats after she collapsed at home.<\/p>\n
The cat breeder was tragically found partially eaten by her beloved Maine coon felines two weeks after her death.<\/p>\n
Emergency services were alerted only after an employee was unable to get in touch with her.<\/p>\n
Police found her lifeless body surrounded by the animals in her Bataysk, Russia home in June last year.<\/p>\n
Maine coon cats are normally referred to as \u2018gentle giants\u2019 as they are known for their passive natures.<\/p>\n
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However, an expert says the cats had to find means to survive, however gruesome the outcome was.<\/p>\n
According to a rescue group, a number of the cats were found in an unhealthy state and they are trying to fundraise to look after them.<\/p>\n
The healthier ones were sold to new owners for around $40.<\/p>\n
Don’t miss… <\/strong> But it is not known if their owners were made aware of the cats\u2019 past.<\/p>\n An animal rescue expert who cared for some of the surviving cats said: “The cats were left alone on their own for two weeks, there was no food, so what else to eat?<\/p>\n “It’s understandable right? They ate what there was.”<\/p>\n
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