76 cats surrendered to Ontario SPCA in 4 days: ‘We couldn’t have planned for this’
Global News
The Niagara SPCA and Humane Society has had an overwhelming couple of days with a total of 76 cats surrendered or found abandoned.
The Niagara SPCA and Humane Society says over the span of four days, it has received 76 cats that were either surrendered or found abandoned.
Amelia Canto, CEO of the Niagara SPCA and Humane Society, told Global News on Wednesday they are continuing to have even more cats come in.
“This is usually a busy time with the season,” Canto said.
“It’s basically kitten season right now, so the fact that 76 arrived at one time was very overwhelming for us. They are fortunately in good health.”
It all started when 10 kittens were found huddled inside a box and left in a public park, the SPCA said on its website, while nine more cats arrived after a person was evicted and their cats were left with nowhere to go.
Over those four days, other cats — some of them pregnant — came in, while others came in still nursing their litter of kittens.
But the society says the final blow was 14 female cats found inside a wire dog crate, abandoned in another park with nothing but a handwritten note saying: “Please find these cats a home. I am unable to care for them! I’m sorry.”
The massive increase in felines now brings the total number of cats and kittens being cared for by the Niagara SPCA to 221.
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