I am a neighbor also affected adversely by this cat hotel. I love animals and I think cats are wonderful pets, but the fact is that I am allergic to them and frequently when I arrive home I have to invite the cats to leave my backyard -- which is beginning to smell like a litter box that needed to be changed weeks ago. There inhabiting my deck makes it impossible for me to be there even when the cats are not due to my allergy. These circumstances need to change -- and quickly -- for the sake of the cats if for no one else.

What's wrong with you people. If you are concerned about the cats, why don't you offer to help trap neuter and release the cats instead of complaining.

Hey Dave and Anonymous and anyone else concerned about this, I write a column for the Daily News about city service problems. Have you tried calling 311 or the SPCA? You can try this: To report a violation, call 267-385-3800 or email citation@pspca.org.

If that doesn't work, contact me and I can try to help you. You can email me at howl@phillynews.com or call me at 215-854-5855. If you're worried about backlash from your neighbors, we don't have to use your name. Thanks!

@concerned: why should people have to spend their time, energy and money trapping and neutering cats that are being sustained by some misguided idiot(s)?

They are being fed, so they survive, if they survive they have kittens, if they have kittens you have more cats...that then get fed, etc., etc.

You should be blaming the people who are feeding the cats and sustaining an artificial population of feral cats, not the people who don't like the fact that these people are doing it.

@EBW: Thank you for voicing the logical progression associated with this issue. I would venture to say that "concerned" does not live in the on this block of League...or the block of Fairhill St where I live and most likely doesn't have to deal with the cat situation (i.e. cat waste, etc. on the sidewalk and in the streets)

@Juliana....thank you for your information. I will certainly reach out to you regarding this issue. Before escalating much further, the neighbors have decided that we should approach the suspected owner of Chateau Cat to try and reason with them. I will follow up with an email to you with the outcome of this talk. I may also speak with you about another existing issue in the neighborhood - the uncovered manhole on Carpenter between 5th & 6th - which has been an ongoing issue and one that's been reported many times on this site.

QVFairhill: I got the drop on you! When I saw Ms. Reyes' message regarding this issue, I contacted her about the manhole. It's the perfect City Howl kind of thing. We are trying to find a good time to meet and discuss it next week. You should join us for that meeting (most likely after work hours)

I can post when that will be on here, or if you want to post an e-mail address, I'll contact you directly...

@QVFairhill, if you're interested, you are very welcome to meet with EBW and myself next week. Please do either email me (reyesj@philly.com) or reach out in the ways that EBW posted and we can arrange something. I think we can do something about that manhole.

Please report this issue to the SPCA at 267-385-3800. Thank you. (mb)

Information submitted. (mb)