Amsterdam’s 300 Cat Staircases: City Drops €100K to Rescue Felines from Canals

While Amsterdam’s wooden staircases appear overnight, Amersfoort quietly maps out 300 more ‘cat traps’ for high-walled canals, fueling trending queries like “best ways to save animals from drowning” and “Dutch animal welfare innovations.” Picture a city council debating tiny feline ladders—then voting to install them, as one official quips, “Unfortunately, animals that end up in water can’t get out and drown.”