Craig Grant offers a home to more than 500 cats at his Caboodle Ranch near Tallahassee, Florida. Grant started it after suffering "empty nest syndrome" when his three kids moved out:
"What started as one cat quickly grew to 150. Grant would take in straysand pick up cats at construction sites. But, soon enough, five acreswasn't quite enough elbow room for all the residents, so in five-acreby five-acre patchwork plots, Grant expanded Caboodle Ranch into a30-acre property. While some have called the ranch a dumping ground, according toGrant, he has taken keen attention to creating a home 'where catsaren't treated like animals.' Starting with $100,000 out of hisown pocket, Grant has designed and built a showcase property thatconjures notions of a gingerbread village. The feline city is complete with a city hall, police department, Caboodle chapel, an elementary school, and, of course, Walmart. Tofind respite from the hustle and bustle of downtown life, the kittiesmerely need to cross the river to the Cat Nap Inn, where they can relaxin lake-front cabins."
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