A Queenstown cat group swamped with unwanted kittens and abandoned cats believes Covid's to blame.
QT Community Cats reckons it's a combination of cats not been desexed during the lockdown and financial pressures.
''We had 11 kittens surrendered in one day [two weeks ago] and four more came in over the week, which is a record for us,'' GM Andrea Balona says.
Of 24 kittens it's currently caring for, 15 need syringe feeding every two hours with a special milk powder.