Willing adoptive homes needed; Yarmouth SPCA urges you to make adoption your first choice
Yarmouth (July 15, 2010) – The Yarmouth SPCA is in urgent need of willing adoptive homes for dozens of cats and kittens that have come into care as stray, abandoned or surrendered animals in recent weeks. Many are surprise litters from unaltered pets or pets purchased through online classifieds or non-traditional retailers that are found to be pregnant.
“Every animal deserves a safe and loving home. The Nova Scotia SPCA and it’s Yarmouth Branch is committed to being a no-kill animal welfare organization, which means that we need to be very proactive about promoting the importance of adoption and we need the support of every community to open their hearts and their homes to the thousands of animals that come into our care every year,” said Executive Director Kristin Williams of the Nova Scotia SPCA Provincial Office. She added that “adoption saves two lives; the animal currently in our care and the next animal waiting to be saved.”
This time of year is especially taxing on already limited volunteer and donated resources as dozens of litters are flooding in and challenging the capacity of the shelter and our volunteer foster homes. To view animals available for adoption visit http://www.petfinder.com/index.htmlor contact our Branch by visiting http://www.yarmouthspca.com
To report animal cruelty call 1-888-703-7722. To make a donation to support the Yarmouth SPCA’s lifesaving work or to learn more about how to get involved, please visit http://www.yarmouthspca.com
Hundreds of dogs and cats are found wandering, lost or are abandoned every year. Many of them find their way to the SPCA shelter. They are the luck ones. Every animal that comes into our care is examined, given treatment as required, spayed or neutered if needed, vaccinated and dewormed and treated with Revolution. Only then are they available for adoption.
We want every animal to go to the best possible home. That's why we ask you to fill out an adoption form. It gives staff the opportunity to ensure you and your family are choosing the most suitable animal and it also ensures the animal get its "forever' home.
Please call the Yarmouth SPCA Shelter at 742-9767 or drop in Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 5pm Thursdays until 7pm and speak with one of our staff members.
You can view available pets for adoption at the Yarmouth Shelter by clicking on or copying and pasting the following link in your browser:
Yarmouth SPCA Shelter