Feral Cats

How fostering feral kittens for the Kamloops SPCA gives them a chance at a real home

KAMLOOPS - The phrase ‘labour of love’ pales to describe Valerie Wilson’s commitment to the welfare of animals in Kamloops, even feral cats and kittens. For Wilson, who is an employee at the local SPCA branch and opens up her home to foster animals, their very survival is her responsibility. “You’re saving lives. If you...

Feral cats of the North Okanagan: “Somebody has to help them”

VERNON - There’s Blackie, and Boots, Tigger One and Tigger Two, and of course Mr. White, a Siamese whose ears are wrinkled by frostbite. They, and the other dozen or so cats make up the band of misfits, just some of the tens of thousands of feral cats in the North Okanagan. They have it...

Local vets step up to help solve feral cat crisis

OKANAGAN – As plans get under way to address Kelowna’s growing feral cat problem, five local veterinarians have volunteered their time and facilities to help ensure the problem gets solved for good. Kelowna SPCA branch manager Suzanne Pugh says the city is facing a cat colony “crisis” and estimates there to be approximately 13,000 feral...