After travelling more than 1,600 kilometres for an opportunity to be adopted, 42 northern cats arrived at Ontario SPCA animal centres across the province this morning.
The cats came from the Second Chance Pet Network in Dryden and will be placed up for adoption at Ontario SPCA animal centres in Stouffville, Orillia, Barrie, Durham, Brockville and Orangeville.
Cats adopted from the Ontario SPCA are spayed or neutered, vaccinated, microchipped and they go home with food from Royal Canin to help them transition into their new home.
The Ontario SPCA delivered 960 pounds of donated cat food on this trip, which will provide more than 3,800 meals to animals in the north.
"A lack of access to basic animal wellness services, such as veterinarians and spay/neuter services, has contributed to an increase in animal populations across northern Canada," the society said in a news release. "The Ontario SPCA and its partners work alongside communities to deliver much-needed resources, such as food and mobile wellness services, and to manage animal populations through spay/neuter and re-homing initiatives.
“In many northern communities there are more adoptable animals than there are homes, which is why we work with our partners to bring animals to areas of the province where there are families waiting to adopt,” says Arista Wogenstahl, regional manager, northern outreach services, Ontario SPCA and Humane Society. “One organization can’t do this work alone, which is why these partnerships are so valuable to change the lives of animals.”
Interested in adopting? Visit the Ontario SPCA’s adoption page at ontariospca.ca/adopt to meet animals available for adoption.
