Animal-loving couple ties the knot in front of 1,100 cats

PARLIER, Calif. — A Canadian couple who found common ground in their love of animals decided to cross over the border into the U.S. and tie the knot in front of a whole bunch of them.

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Louis Veronneau and Dominic Husson, both of Montreal, got married on Tuesday at The Cat House on the Kings, California's largest no-kill cat shelter. Spanning over 12 acres, the nonprofit sanctuary is cage-free and surrounded by fencing.

The ceremony was officiated by the cat sanctuary's founder, Lynea Lattanzio, and attended by the 1,100 cats who currently call The Cat House on the Kings home.

"We were just amazed. We don't have that in Canada," Veronneau told the Fresno Bee. "It's the biggest cat sanctuary in America and we wanted to do a wedding that reflected our values, our love for animals."

Veronneau first visited The Cat House on the Kings in 2012, according to KFSN. She fell in love with the sanctuary and made it a goal to return someday.

“We are both animal lovers, and it shows she's a great person, and that's why I wanted to marry her,” Husson told KFSN.

In lieu of gifts, the newlyweds asked friends and family to donate to The Cat House on the Kings.

The couple hoped their wedding would inspire other like-minded couples and generate more attention for the cat sanctuary.

“I hope we're the first (to get married at The Cat House) of many around the world,” Veronneau told the Fresno Bee.

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