Pet adopters needed after increase in abandonments – Montreal | 24CA News
At the primary Woopaw Fest at Montreal’s Peel Basin, dozens of joyful pet house owners got here collectively for a canine carnival over the weekend. They all gathered to point out off and celebrated their furry mates.
“He’s honestly the quietest and the most easygoing little baby that I could have wished for,” Lauriane Gagné mentioned of her chihuhua, Chester.
“She’s a really, really nice little girl,” Melanie Masseé mentioned of her 3-month-old morkie, Abby.
Neither Gagné nor Massé might ever think about being pressured to half with their beloved pets. However, the Montreal SPCA says due to the housing disaster Montrealers are being pushed to do precisely that with growing frequency.
“What we’re noticing this year, and it surprised us, is that in the first four months of the year, there was a 20% increase in the number of abandoned animals at the SPCA. We weren’t expecting that,” mentioned SPCA Montreal government director Anthony Johnson
When on the lookout for reasonably priced housing, compromises typically must be made. With Quebec land lords being legally allowed to refuse pets, some are pressured to decide on between holding their animals, and having a spot to reside.
“I actually had to move to Griffintown to get a dog friendly apartment. My last place in Verdun, didn’t accept dogs,” mentioned Gagné.
“I’d live in my car if I had to,” mentioned Massé.
With July 1st shifting day within the rearview mirror, the SPCA may be very busy.
“We have a lot of animals right now in shelter. We have about 100 cats. We have 30 dogs, 25 rabbits. In our foster families, we have another 400 pets,” Johnson defined.
He says in case you’ve been excited about bringing a brand new pet into your private home, whether or not its a canine or a cat or a rabbit, now could be the proper second.
“This is the time to come down to the SPCA and see if you can find your forever friends,” mentioned Johnson.
The SPCA is as soon as once more expressing its help for a invoice proposed by Quebec Solidaire that will power landlords to permit pets in any respect leases.
“We would definitely love to see a day when landlords are no longer allowed to blanket refuse pets,” he mentioned.
Johnson invitations you to go to the SPCA web site, the place they’ve a platform so that you can ship a letter to your National Assembly member in help of the invoice
Their hope is for all their animals to seek out loving house owners like those caring for his or her creatures on the Woopaw Fest.
