Humane Society shelters in Kitchener, Stratford received 2,300 animals last year
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Humane Society shelters in Kitchener and Stratford received more than 2,300 animals in 2022, a spokesperson told Global News on Wednesday.
Humane Society shelters in Kitchener and Stratford received more than 2,300 animals in 2022, a spokesperson told Global News on Wednesday.
“In 2020 and 2021, we saw roughly 15 or 1,600 animals each year through both of our centres,” said Calla James, director community engagement & outreach for the Humane Society of Kitchener Waterloo & Stratford Perth (HSKWSP).
“But in 2022, that went up to over 2,300 animals coming through our doors.”
She points to a variety of reasons that people were forced to surrender their animals last year.
“We’re seeing people indicating that they can’t care for pets properly whether that be a time commitment, whether that’s being they can’t afford to cover medical bills or the cost of care,” James explained.
“So that could be including food or anything else that they might need as well as, like we said, a high reason is that they’ve encountered a medical issue that wasn’t anticipated or it just at that time they don’t have the finances to cover it.”
She noted that there 95 animals surrendered to the two shelters last year in situations where the owner was unable to afford medical care.
“In a lot of cases, those are typically pretty emergency reasons,” James shared.
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