Press Release – SPCA
SPCA’s Māngere Centre is facing what’s thought to be its largest ever waitlist for adoptable stray cats and kittens, as it struggles to clear a huge backlog following multiple Covid-19 lockdowns in Auckland.
There are currently more than 400 adoptable stray cats and kittens waiting to be accepted into the Centre for veterinary care, including crucial de-sexing, de-worming, vaccinations and flea treatments, before they can potentially be fostered or adopted out.
The huge backlog stems from multiple Covid-19 lockdowns in Auckland over the last year, combined with a longer than usual kitten season which is pushing the Centre’s resources to the limit. Each time the city went into alert level three or four SPCA was only able to accept sick or injured animals, meaning any vulnerable strays that were otherwise deemed healthy were unable to be taken in.
Thursday, 29 April 2021, 9:15 am
SPCA’s Māngere Centre is facing what’s thought to be
its largest ever waitlist for adoptable stray cats and
kittens, as it struggles to clear a huge backlog following
multiple Covid-19 lockdowns in Auckland.
There are
currently more than 400 adoptable stray cats and kittens
waiting to be accepted into the Centre for veterinary care,
including crucial de-sexing, de-worming, vaccinations and
flea treatments, before they can potentially be fostered or
adopted out.
The huge backlog stems from multiple
Covid-19 lockdowns in Auckland over the last year, combined
with a longer than usual kitten season which is pushing the