Kamloops SPCA hopes to reduce cat overpopulation issue with free spaying and neutering for low-income owners

A 2019 report put together by the Kamloops SPCA determined that finances were the biggest barrier for owners to spay or neuter their cat. The Kamloops branch sees the most cat surrenders across the province.

“Last year, we took in 78 per cent of the total felion population in all of B.C., so we’re talking thousands of cats a year that are being abandoned, that are being surrendered,” noted Fontaine. “Families whose cats are having kittens and they don’t have the finances or the resources to take care of them, so they’re surrendering them to the SPCA.”

For anyone who feels they may be eligible for the program can call the BC SPCA Call Centre at 1-855-622-7722, option 6. Applications can be accessed online here.

“It’s calculated depending on the [income] threshold. The total household income, how many people are living in that household. It’s all calculated, so I would just encourage people to go on the site, fill out the application. We’re doing it based on priority,” said Fontaine.

While the costs are covered for the surgery and vaccinations, there is a minimum $20 contribution required upon booking the appointment.

by Chad Klassen

Kamloops SPCA hopes to reduce cat overpopulation issue with free spaying and neutering for low-income owners

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