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> ... playing host to a herd of feral cats.

A group of cats is called a clowder... or a glaring :)

Or a herd. English is flexible.

Most of the collective nouns were made up in the 15th century anyway, and very few have caught on. (Evidence: the article.)

There's been a lot of up/down vote action on this Big Bang theory reference. I've found it quite entertaining. Thanks HN. :)

Friendly advice: you might want to double check your spelling when nitpicking on words...

It's a damn poor mind that can only think of one way to spell a word.