TAG24 on MSN: Cat owner surrenders 84 kitties in shocking animal welfare case: "It's so sad" A desperate cat owner recently went to an animal welfare agency to surrender his 84 furry friends. But how did things get to that point? Cat owner surrenders 84 kitties in shocking animal welfare case: "It's so sad" PITTSBORO, N.C.

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(WNCN) — A Chatham County cat is back in her home after vanishing two years ago—and turning up as a surrender cat to an animal shelter, officials said Monday. The then-kitten ran off ... Every year, there's a surge in kittens at animal shelters in New Hampshire. relinquish, yield, resign, surrender, abandon, waive mean to give up completely.

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relinquish usually does not imply strong feeling but may suggest some regret, reluctance, or weakness. SURRENDER definition: 1. to stop fighting and admit defeat: 2. If you surrender to an experience or emotion, you stop…. Learn more.

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1. to deliver up or yield (something) to the possession or power of another on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy. 2. to give (oneself) up, as to the police. 3. to give (oneself) up to some influence, course, emotion, etc.: surrendered himself to despair.

4. to give up, abandon, or relinquish (comfort, hope, etc.).