A 200 sq. ft shanty in Mumbai’s Thakkar Bappa Colony is home to Babulal Suvasiya, his family, and not less than 30 cats and three dogs.

The Suvasiya family rescued two abandoned cats in 2015, and haven’t stopped sheltering cats ever since. Babulal, who is the only earning member in the family, owns a small retail store in Chembur. His wife is a homemaker and his four children are all studying. Even though it is tough for him to make ends meet, Babulal has ensured that these stray animals are fed and taken care of. “Those two cats were thrown out by my neighbours and my wife and I couldn’t see them suffer, so we adopted them,” Babulal revealed. The family now feeds and fosters around 30 cats in their 200 sq. ft shanty in Chembur.