The 15 remaining cats have been relocated to foster homes
Author of the article: Jenny Yuen
Publishing date: Feb 27, 2021 • February 27, 2021 • 3 minute read • North Toronto Cat Rescue founder Donna Cox said the charity needs to find a new home after March 1 due to redevelopment, but also claim the City of Vaughan won t approve the permits required to operate a cat rescue. Photo by HANDOUT /NORTH TORONTO CAT RESCUE
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The cats have been saved, but the battle is far from over.
North Toronto Cat Rescue said it was able find foster homes for 15 of its remaining stray cats before the deadline of March 1 when Vaughan Animal Services required them to be out of the home the charity is renting, which is slated for redevelopment. The group said it was concerned of animals being seized given the city’s shelter doesn’t have a no-kill policy.
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The North Toronto Cat Rescue has been in dire straits for the last few weeks after learning that it will need to completely vacate from its current home just north of the city, near Dufferin and Centre Streets in Vaughan, by the end of February.
The long-running rescue has issued multiple calls to the public and local officials for help in recent days so that its kitties can remain on site until the building is redeveloped in a few years, which is what it was expecting to be able to do when it moved in 2.5 years ago.