I stopped by about a week ago at the warehouse just as the SPCA staff were organizing set up for receiving cats from Houston. I had a chat with Jamey Blair (SPCA's senior manager for the Interior and North) about the situation and their needs, as she was organizing big shopping sprees for crates and litter boxes and litter. We bemoaned the cost of crates and litter right now. The logistics and supplies and labour involved is insane and not necessary glamorous (the endless washing of dishes and laundry, as one example) but they are managing to do it under great local leadership. The SPCA isn't perfect as an organization like any large organization, but the staff and volunteers are wonderful and do come through in times of crisis.*
*disclaimer: I'm an SPCA volunteer but my involvement was limited to zipping off to buy a couple of XL crates and few litter boxes and boxes of litter to contribute, which seemed a bit meagre after seeing the Home Hardware truck arrive with palettes of litter the next day!
Anyway, fundraising plug: there is currently a drive to raise funds to offset all the vet and boarding costs for the 200+ cats. An anonymous donor has offered to match donations up to $20,000 for the endeavour. If you can't donate, please share on your socials. Thank you! :)
I stopped by about a week ago at the warehouse just as the SPCA staff were organizing set up for receiving cats from Houston. I had a chat with Jamey Blair (SPCA's senior manager for the Interior and North) about the situation and their needs, as she was organizing big shopping sprees for crates and litter boxes and litter. We bemoaned the cost of crates and litter right now. The logistics and supplies and labour involved is insane and not necessary glamorous (the endless washing of dishes and laundry, as one example) but they are managing to do it under great local leadership. The SPCA isn't perfect as an organization like any large organization, but the staff and volunteers are wonderful and do come through in times of crisis.*
*disclaimer: I'm an SPCA volunteer but my involvement was limited to zipping off to buy a couple of XL crates and few litter boxes and boxes of litter to contribute, which seemed a bit meagre after seeing the Home Hardware truck arrive with palettes of litter the next day!
Anyway, fundraising plug: there is currently a drive to raise funds to offset all the vet and boarding costs for the 200+ cats. An anonymous donor has offered to match donations up to $20,000 for the endeavour. If you can't donate, please share on your socials. Thank you! :)
https://spca.bc.ca/donations/make-a-gift/?utm_source=sow&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=emergency&utm_content=2024-04-08-houston-cats-lsai-appeal2-pg&utm_term=text