A new initiative in Lethbridge is seeing makeshift cabins designed for stray cats so they can stay warm and safe this winter.
WATCH: Justin Sibbet reports.After finding three stray kittens, Marilyn Tollin and her neighbour were desperate to find a solution to keep them from freezing amid the sometimes-harsh southern Alberta winters.
She reached out to a new organization that was planning to make some free outdoor structures for cats to sleep in during the coldest months. The makeshift cat homes are built using foam coolers, straw, a wooden base and a plastic tote as the outer shell.The Pet and Animal Advocacy and Care Team, or PAACT, is running the program off donated materials, though they have 17 currently in the works. Tollin, however, was the first to receive one.For years, there has been concern over stray and abandoned pets in Lethbridge. As time goes on, more shelters, foster groups and advocates seem to become more overwhelmed.
“If we can provide those cats a nice, warm, place to sleep in the winter, that’s better than what their alternative is right now.”“Sometimes it’s the last resort answer to surrender,” said Brit Treichel, a board member with PAACT. “That not only puts pressure on the pet owners, but it puts pressure on the shelters, puts pressure on the rescues in and around. Sometimes there’s something that can be done to keep the animals in the home. Sometimes that’s just a community resource.
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