Cats are cute and cuddly, but in Nova Scotia there are too many of them.
The provincial animal shelter is busting at the seams, too many cats that need good homes.
“The cat situation is at a pretty critical level,” says Heather Woodin of the SPCA.
Strays are numbering in the thousands, but while adoption rates are steady, there are 25 per cent more cats than last year.
“There are cats that are stray that owners are no longer able to care for,” explains Woodin. “Maybe their owners have passed away, they’re urgently in need of help, as well as animal cruelty cases.
The SPCA is working on a new project that’s helping them stay hopeful.
“Our new spay and neuter clinic I think is going to help with that,” says Woodin. “But it’s going to take some time to see the impact from the high volume, low cost spay and neuter clinic.”
Even with so many cats, there are still people willing to help.
“We’ve always visited different cat shelters and realized there was a big need to look after animals that have been abandoned,” says cat lover Alisa Keppie.
There’s not just the option to adopt, you can cat cuddle too.
“Look how sweet this little bugger is,” says cat owner Victoria Ryan. “A lot of them are strays or been on the street. Some have had bad homes in the past.”
Anyone interested in giving one ofthe thousands of available cats a forever home can contact the SPCA in their community.
With files from CTV Atlantic’s Gena Holley
