In the UK, the population of the town of Seascale was outraged because a pack of stray cats and cats were spreading radioactive waste around the area.
The town is located close to the largest nuclear complex, Sellafield. Studies have shown that plutonium and cesium were found in animal feces.
Radiation Free Lakeland activists were involved in catching radioactive cats that had settled in the area of the facility.
A pack of feral cats grew up after workers at Sellafield, Europe’s largest nuclear facility, fed them waste and sheltered them for decades under the warmth of giant steam pipes, the Daily Mail quotes.
According to protesters, radioactive cats now pose a threat to the town of Seascale.
The fact is that during tests, traces of plutonium and cesium were identified in cat excrement.
Activists are concerned that the size of the flock is growing and there are already about a hundred individuals in it.
Some cats have even been adopted by local families.
Sellafield complex
The facility is located in the northern part of England and covers an area of six square kilometers.
It is considered the world’s largest repository of nuclear waste, which has been brought here from other countries for decades.
The management of the complex denies the existence of such a threat, however, DM obtained documents in which Sellafield employees were threatened with disciplinary liability for feeding cats.
