Spring brings new litters to street cats, rescuers need help
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CBC Saskatchewan
Broadcast: March 25, 2009
Street cats in Regina are producing new litters of kittens, straining the efforts of a group dedicated to saving abandoned and unwanted pets.
The organization People For Animals of Saskatchewan said Wednesday that a long — and cold — winter has taxed their resources to deal with an influx of spring kittens.
"We need to trap and sterilize as many cats as we can, and rescue as many kittens as we can," the group said in a news release. "But we still have a number of winter rescues that are healing, recovering and looking for homes."
The organization said it is looking for foster homes to provide temporary shelter to rescued animals.
"This is a critical time of year for us," the release added, "and we desperately need more homes in which to place rescued cats up for adoption."
The organization said it had a busy winter, with several rescues needing long-term attention.
It said it was helping out one 10-week old kitten that had suffered "horrific injuries that were intentionally inflicted."
Another animal had been rescued after being abandoned on a rural highway. The cat gave birth to a litter two days later.
Other kittens rescued over the winter included two which were discovered tied inside a plastic bag inside a garbage dumpster.
Broadcast: March 25, 2009
Street cats in Regina are producing new litters of kittens, straining the efforts of a group dedicated to saving abandoned and unwanted pets.
The organization People For Animals of Saskatchewan said Wednesday that a long — and cold — winter has taxed their resources to deal with an influx of spring kittens.
"We need to trap and sterilize as many cats as we can, and rescue as many kittens as we can," the group said in a news release. "But we still have a number of winter rescues that are healing, recovering and looking for homes."
The organization said it is looking for foster homes to provide temporary shelter to rescued animals.
"This is a critical time of year for us," the release added, "and we desperately need more homes in which to place rescued cats up for adoption."
The organization said it had a busy winter, with several rescues needing long-term attention.
It said it was helping out one 10-week old kitten that had suffered "horrific injuries that were intentionally inflicted."
Another animal had been rescued after being abandoned on a rural highway. The cat gave birth to a litter two days later.
Other kittens rescued over the winter included two which were discovered tied inside a plastic bag inside a garbage dumpster.
