Saskatoon city committee recommends more SPCA funding but less than wanted
Dickson told the committee the SPCA, like most non-profits, received fewer donations in the past two years. And even though it is closed to the public wishing to drop off animals, he said they are overburdened.The head of animal control, who spoke in support of greater funding for the SPCA, said the city is overrun by an “unlimited” number of cats.
“Our agency gets daily phone calls from individuals who no longer want or can keep their cat,” Eva Alexandrovici said.She told the committee members there aren’t enough agencies to handle the number of cats. Dr. Sandra Neumann, SPCA veterinarian and former board member, said they may have to start putting animals down without more funding.
“One of the consequences will be that animals needing medical attention will have to be euthanized upon entering the pound before their legal hold period is over,” she stated. “We’re so under-resourced that we’re actually in danger of ourselves becoming the cause of animals in distress,” Dickson said in an interview.The funding goes above the current contract, which expires at the end of 2022.The request also comes after two years of the city struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting loss of revenue, plus a major blizzard in 2020 that required a costly clean-up.
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