Hundreds pack into SPCA Animal Care Centre to celebrate its completion

“I was very proud when I was part of government in 2015-2016 to support the decision by the government of the day to invest $10 million in the SPCA’s province-wide capital campaign,” said Todd Stone, MLA for Kamloops-South Thompson. “I believe about $1.5 million of that has gone to the Kamloops facility here to help make it possible.”

The guests were given tours of the building, viewing the five cat rooms, 12 dog kennels, and new spay and neuter clinic.

“This is amazing, just so much more space and ability to care for animals in a way that will get them through and maybe re-homed sooner,” said City Councillor Sadie Hunter. “I only got to see half of it where the cats are and they each have their own space and a big ‘catio’ area and they’re able to just feel more at home and I think overall the animals will have less anxiety.”

The capital campaign to fund the construction of the building is ongoing, with less than $50,000 left to raise.

“The one thing that we really want to encourage individuals to understand is that it’s a much bigger facility and our services are increasing,” Daniell said. “So, our costs are going to be going up and so it’s great that we’ve got a beautiful new facility, but at the end of the day we still need to operate it, so we’re going to call on members of the community in Kamloops and surrounding communities to help continue to support the work that we do.”

by Jill Sperling

Hundreds pack into SPCA Animal Care Centre to celebrate its completion

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