An Ontario woman who owns 47 animals — 10 cats, 19 rats, nine birds, four degus, two hedgehogs, a guinea pig, a chinchilla and a tortoise — has been ordered to pay nearly $15,000 in veterinary and boarding fees for the kitties.

Ajax resident Kathryn Everitt recently lost her appeal at the Ontario Animal Care Review Board of the bill levied by the province’s chief animal welfare inspector.