Unable to have their animals treated, due to difficulties in obtaining consultations with veterinarians, some owners end up abandoning them to the SPCA, especially in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean.
Customers believe that their animal will be able to obtain a consultation more quickly by being in the hands of the SPCA. But for the organization too, there are deadlines. About twenty cats at the Saguenay SPCA could be adopted now, but are waiting to see a veterinarian. They must be vaccinated and then sterilized before being adopted.
The same goes for dogs.
“Some clients tell us they don’t have an appointment until 2022. Before having a pet, make sure you’ve found a place with a vet. It’s like when you are pregnant, you must have found a place in daycare before having the child almost ”, compared the general manager of the Saguenay SPCA, Mélanie St-Gelais.
These deadlines clog the body. There are more than 80 cats on site and only around 30 cages. Staff even have to find places to place overflow units. The majority of felines are ready for adoption.
In order to make more room in the room, the management decided to let the small animals go without adoption fees.
“Rabbits take up a lot of space. They are in big cages, but ideally that would be to have a park. Rabbits come a little crazy in their cage, that’s why we are looking for a family with no adoption fees. There are also gerbils, ”explained Ms. St-Gelais. This fee exemption does not include cats or dogs.
To avoid overcrowding, the SPCA reiterates the importance of sterilizing animals or keeping them as much as possible indoors.
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