Cat campaign in the S-Bahn: Man surprises passengers in NRW!

Cat campaign in the S-Bahn: Man surprises passengers in NRW!

In an extraordinary incident in the Cologne S-Bahn on May 27, 2025, two women reported to the police when a man tried to give away cats. The man, equipped with a cardboard box, offered a mother cat and her four kittens to the surprised passengers. The [waz] (https://www.derwesten.de/region/nrw-katz-katz-sbahn-tierenheim-fassenzt- ID301603709.html) reports that the man said that he had to get rid of the animals quickly because his new partner is allergic. The Situation alerted the authorities and the regulatory office was informed to clarify the matter.

The man was found with the box immediately after the regulatory office arrived. The cats were brought to a safe environment and housed in the Cologne-Dellbrück shelter. There the family is now in a new room, where they are now waiting for a species -appropriate home. According to Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, there are said to have already been 45 comments on a Facebook post of the animal shelter within two hours after the incident, with reactions to the survival of the cats to demand for a procedure were enough.

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The Cologne-Dellbrück animal shelter also has the opportunity to point out how important it is to give animals responsibly. Interested parties can search for cats on platforms such as cat hearts that need a new home. The mediation is carried out by certified animal welfare associations, and the formalities are important to ensure that each cat comes into a suitable environment. An adoption questionnaire is also used to check the suitability of the potential new owners.

The incident in the S-Bahn may look like a curious anecdote at first, but it raises important questions about dealing with animals and their species-appropriate attitude. It is to be hoped that the cats will soon find a loving home in the shelter.