The National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg, Texas, is under siege by feral cats, who have turned a simulated landing zone into a giant litter box.
The strays are a problem throughout the city, 70 miles north of San Antonio, but Chuck Grojean, director of the foundation that manages the museum, said the cats are particularly troublesome for him.
"Visitors don't want to go there any more because it stinks, and the poop is all over the grounds," he told the San Antonio Express-News.
As well, one young museum patron was scratched, and the curator has flea problems, he said.
In a Nov. 28 letter to the city seeking help, Grojean said 63 cats were spotted in one day.
Police Chief Paul Oestreich said a round-up campaign begun last week has nabbed 11 cats so far.
"We'll keep them for four days, and, if they are not adopted or claimed, then they'll be euthanized," he said.
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