Jennie Johansson at Växjö Homeless Cats gets overwhelmed by emails, messages and calls from, among other grandchildren and children to the elderly, who today live in isolation due to the corona pandemic.
- Those who belong to the risk groups do not go out as before and do not meet their relatives either. Then you want companionship and a cat seems to fit in well.
- I've been working on this for five years and I've never experienced such demand for cats, she says.
When SVT News Småland meets her, she is about to place two cats in a nursing home.
- It has also become easier to find emergency homes for the cats. It is about people who are perhaps more at home than usual and are happy to receive one or more cats for a limited time, says Jennie Johansson.
Risk of "corona cats"Demand for cats is high right now, with the risk that there will be “corona cats” in the fall.
- I hope it is not just a trend but that you make well-considered choices. It would be sad to relocate these cats again if or when the pandemic is over, she says.