The SPCA is hoping Operation Catnip will lead to more adoptions.
As we reported earlier this week, the new spay and neuter program will partner with PEI’s Veterinary College and other institutions to fix 35 shelter cats for a discount.
Trisha Osbourne Parker is on the board of directors for the SPCA, and she tells CHSJ news this is a substantial discount for the shelter. She says when people come in looking to adopt, the cats that are spayed and neutered are adopted the quickest. Parker says it costs around $350 to spay a cat.
She says they’ve been in talks with the dean of UPEI since the summer, who toured the neighborhood and saw firsthand how many cats roam our streets. Parker hopes the initiative will reduce our cat population and crosses her fingers that the program will return next year.
