According to Kristy Mason, shelter manager, all euthanized animals were performed out of medical or behavioral necessity. “The majority of them are medical. There are a few that were behavioral, that were beyond control. Most of the medical ones though, they were out of compassion,” Mason said. “It was to save them from suffering any longer.” She said that veterinary care is a major component to avoid these preventable outcomes. Mason believes that for some people, there’s a learning curve where they aren’t aware of how regularly their animals require vaccination “If people were to vaccinate and take their animals to the vet and get them the help that they need before things like this happen, then that would be the biggest help,” she said. “Immunizations and just regular vet care – deworming, things like that.”
Melfort, SK, Canada / CJVR Today s Best Country
Mar 5, 2021 2:00 PM
The North East SPCA (NESPCA) is looking for additional volunteers and involvement from more communities in the area.
Volunteers are needed to help with donor tracking, adoptions, fundraising, social media and executive committee work.
“We have not been able to move too far forward because we don’t have the volunteers,” board chair Pat Shiels said during their Annual General Meeting (AGM). “For a long time we couldn’t have volunteers in.”
The AGM took place over Zoom Thursday night.
A high number of people volunteered at the NESPCA at the beginning of 2020 until the COVID-19 pandemic.