Owner of Happy Cat Sanctuary who died in suspicious fire devoted his life to saving animals: ‘A humanitarian and a great person’

Source: New York Post

Neighbors of a Long Island cat sanctuary that burned in a suspicious fire tearfully remembered its owner, Chris Arsenault, who died trying to rescue his beloved felines from the blaze. “I’m deeply saddened by it,” said neighbor Cheryl Whitmore, who lived next door to Arsenault and his Happy Cat Sanctuary in Medford for more than 20 years. “He was a good guy … I’m glad that he was able to take in the cats to get them into a safe environment,” she told The Post.