BC SPCA caring for 9 cats found in storage bins
By Contributor
The BC SPCA is caring for nine cats who were found trapped inside storage bins, which were left outside on a vacant property in northern B.C.
The SPCA’s North Cariboo & District animal centre services manager Alex Schare says they received a call from the property manager, who heard the animals meowing from inside the bins and had taken them to the vet. The cats had been trapped in these containers for days without food or water breathing through air holes punched in the lid. Several cats scored only one on the body condition scale of one to nine. There are two kittens and seven adult cats three years old and younger.
“These cats were starving, and matted with feces and urine. Some of the adult cats would not have lived much longer and will require a refeeding plan to slowly reintroduce their bodies to food,” says Schare.
The cats were so badly matted that their fur had to be shaved.
“Despite everything they have been through, all of the cats are vocal and friendly,” he says. As the property was vacant at the time and the cats were found outside, it is not known who is responsible for this act of cruelty.
Anyone with information about these cats is asked to please call the BC SPCA’s toll-free hotline at 1-855-622-7722. The total cost of caring for these cats is expected to reach $3,024. To help these cats, please visit spca.bc.ca/medicalemergency.
