Sudbury SPCA helps with intake of Northern cats

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The Sudbury SPCA was one of several shelters purr-ticipating last week in a rehoming initiative for cats rescued from Northwestern Ontario.

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Forty-two felines travelled more than 1,600 kilometres from the Second Chance Pet Network in Dryden, arriving early Thursday in Sudbury and other centres located farther south. Some remained in the Nickel City and will be looking for new homes.

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To help even more animals, 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 organization said in a release. The Ontario SPCA and its partners work alongside communities to deliver resources such as food and mobile wellness services in the North, and to manage animal populations through spay/neuter and re-homing initiatives.

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“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,” said Arista Wogenstahl, regional manager of Northern Outreach Services for the SPCA. “One organization can’t do this work alone, which is why these partnerships are so valuable to change the lives of animals.”

Cats adopted from the SPCA are spayed or neutered, vaccinated, microchipped and they go home with food from Royal Canin to help them transition into their new home.

Visit the Ontario SPCA’s adoption page at ontariospca.ca/adopt to meet animals available for adoption.

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