The Daily Populous Friday June 14th, 2024 day edition
Authored by kcbd.com and submitted by Sandstorm400

ATLANTA (TMX/Gray News) – The Atlanta Police Department is reminding the public that 911 is only for emergencies after dispatchers got a call about a cat box smelling up a shared boarding house.

On Tuesday, the police department shared an audio recording of the call on Facebook.

In the recording, a man can be heard explaining how his neighbor is not properly cleaning her cat’s litter box, leaving a stench throughout the house.

The man said his neighbor allegedly tried to cover up the smell with incense, but that also wasn’t working.

“I’m calling because the cat got the house smelling bad, ma’am,” the man tells 911. “She trying to burn incense in here and it’s not getting better, it’s getting worse, the smell. And it makes me sick to the stomach. I pay rent, I live here, ma’am.”

“You’re saying a cat in the house is making...” the dispatcher begins asking before the man cuts her off.

“Yeah it’s a cat that she got living — this is a rooming house, ma’am, this is not her house,” the man says.

The man goes on to explain that unlike the woman’s previous cat, which was allowed to go outside, the current cat is not allowed outside. The previous cat died, and the man said he buried it for her, but she had a new cat the very next day.

“She is not changing that cat pan and stuff in here like she should, and this house stank, ma’am,” the man says.

The 911 operator advises the man that police are on their way and that he can take the issue up with them.

“While we appreciate the trust you place in our services, we kindly remind everyone that 911 is reserved for emergencies of a serious nature,” police wrote alongside the recording on Facebook.

“Let’s maintain our sense of humor while keeping our priorities straight. Non-urgent matters are best resolved through friendly discussions, not emergency lines,” police said.

Copyright 2024 Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. TMX contributed to this report.

EvolutionaryBeing on June 14th, 2024 at 11:59 UTC »

My heart goes out to the cats forced to endure this situation. I hope they removed the animals from the home.

bloodguard on June 14th, 2024 at 03:45 UTC »

Back when I lived in DC there was a house on my walk to work that you could smell cat pee from almost a block in any direction. Always wondered if their neighbors went nose blind or just lived in misery.

a22e on June 14th, 2024 at 02:27 UTC »

Understandable.