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Peruvian nurse cares for 175 sick cats
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August 20, 2014, 8:38 AM
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A Peruvian nurse transformed her two-story apartment into a hospice for 175 cats with leukemia.
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Peru Cat Hospice
In this Aug. 6, 2014 photo, a group of sick cats rest in Maria Torero's hospice for felines suffering from Leukemia, at her home in Lima, Peru. She estimates she spends about $1,785 a month to care for them, half of that from donations and the other half from her job as a private nurse. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
AP Photo/Martin Mejia
Peru Cat Hospice
In this Aug. 6, 2014 photo, a cat looks through the window at a Cat Hospice run by Maria Torero, who cares for 175 cats with leukemia at her home in Lima, Peru. Because of their illness, many of the animals have lost weight and are anemic. Torero feeds them, gives them medicine, sterilizes them, and treats them for parasites every two months. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
AP Photo/Martin Mejia
Peru Cat Hospice
In this Aug. 2, 2014 photo, Maria Torero's son Fabian, 7, plays with the hospice's cats. Maria Torero, cares for 175 cats with leukemia at her home in Lima, Peru. The home is permeated with the stench of urine, which cannot be eliminated with even the strongest air fresheners. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
AP Photo/Martin Mejia
Peru Cat Hospice
In this Aug. 2, 2014 photo, a cat leukemia waits to me medicated in Maria Torero's home in Lima, Peru. For five years,Torero has ministered to the sick felines, attempting to improve their quality of life as they slowly succumb to the common, fatal retrovirus. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
AP Photo/Martin Mejia
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