The BC SPCA BC SPCA says it has taken 18 cats and two kittens from a Delta home after investigating neglect.
The owners were found to be “overwhelmed” with the work required to take care of the animals, according to the agency's animal protection officers.
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Senior protection officer Eileen Drever stated in a media release that the cats were living in a home with an overpowering smell of ammonia and piles of feces as high as five inches in some rooms.
According to Drever, “The litter boxes were overflowing and the few pieces of furniture in the home were soaked in urine.”
The cats were brought to a BC SPCA animal centre and assessed. Four of them needed veterinary care and were taken to a clinic for treatment.
Drever mentioned that one of the cats was diagnosed with diabetes, one had to have its tail amputated due to a cyst, and one needed to have teeth extracted.
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BC SPCA
The kittens, which are still nursing, have been placed in foster care and are very friendly “given what they have been through.”
Drever mentioned that the SPCA is not suggesting charges in the case, and it was not immediately clear when the cats will be available for adoption.
This is the BC SPCA’s second large intake of cats of 2024 after 40 were surrendered in the Okanagan.
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