City funding boost for shelter won’t cover shortfall: Saskatoon SPCA
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The Saskatoon SPCA wants the city to cover the costs an animal faces when going from pound to shelter.
The Saskatoon SPCA wants the city to cover the costs an animal faces when going from pound to shelter.
The city only currently funds the SPCA’s pound service — the first four days an animal arrives to the SPCA.
After the four-day holding period, the animal is turned over to shelter services and the animal is eventually put up for adoption.
Some animals need to be taken to a clinic or into foster care before being eligible for adoption.
Acting SPCA executive director Trina Mortson said the funding would “help bridge the gap for animals after their holding period.”
City administration recommended the city cover 20 per cent of this service with a $285,000 Shelter Services Support Grant.
“Their financial situation is strained,” Lynn Lacroix, city manager of community services, told council.
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