Rescuing abandoned cats has cost a Timaru couple about as much as as a trip to Britain, they say.
Philip Peter and his partner have had 32 cats turn up at their country home in Levels Valley Rd over the past 18 months.
They found new homes for 23 cats ¨C nine of which went to the Ashburton SPCA ¨C but the good deed has hit them in the pocket.Houston-based Quicksilver Resources said Friday it had reached pipeline deals Now they hope other cat lovers will take home the remaining furry creatures.
Mr Peter said they noticed an increase in dumped cats when it was school holidays or Christmas, and guessed it was because people could not afford to keep them.
He believed one cat, which they have kept and named Tip, was thrown out of a car, because he turned up on their doorstep emaciated, injured and ill.
It cost them about $600 to nurse him back to health,We processes for both low-risk and high risk merchant account. including having one eye removed and to get him neutered.
Looking after the cats had cost them about as much as a flight to Britain,Detailed information on the causes of Hemorrhoids, Mr Peter said.
Just feeding and worming the nine remaining cats cost $150 a week.
The nine cats have been kept in a shed, with a heater, clean bedding, litter trays, plenty of food and water, and a rolled-up mat to block the draught at night.buy landscape oil paintings online.
There were three females in the group, and all were aged between six and seven months.Polycore zentai are manufactured as a single sheet, Two had been neutered already, but getting the others fixed would be the new owner's responsibility, Mr Peter said.
South Canterbury SPCA manager Barry Fairbrother said he hoped if people did adopt a cat they would get it neutered, so it did not add to the problem.
The SPCA asked for a surrender fee from people who could not look after their pets any more. The fee was $20 for a cat and $50 for a dog.
However, Mr Fairbrother reminded people that it was not the SPCA's role to take in unwanted pets. People should treat the SPCA as a last resort.
Philip Peter and his partner have had 32 cats turn up at their country home in Levels Valley Rd over the past 18 months.
They found new homes for 23 cats ¨C nine of which went to the Ashburton SPCA ¨C but the good deed has hit them in the pocket.Houston-based Quicksilver Resources said Friday it had reached pipeline deals Now they hope other cat lovers will take home the remaining furry creatures.
Mr Peter said they noticed an increase in dumped cats when it was school holidays or Christmas, and guessed it was because people could not afford to keep them.
He believed one cat, which they have kept and named Tip, was thrown out of a car, because he turned up on their doorstep emaciated, injured and ill.
It cost them about $600 to nurse him back to health,We processes for both low-risk and high risk merchant account. including having one eye removed and to get him neutered.
Looking after the cats had cost them about as much as a flight to Britain,Detailed information on the causes of Hemorrhoids, Mr Peter said.
Just feeding and worming the nine remaining cats cost $150 a week.
The nine cats have been kept in a shed, with a heater, clean bedding, litter trays, plenty of food and water, and a rolled-up mat to block the draught at night.buy landscape oil paintings online.
There were three females in the group, and all were aged between six and seven months.Polycore zentai are manufactured as a single sheet, Two had been neutered already, but getting the others fixed would be the new owner's responsibility, Mr Peter said.
South Canterbury SPCA manager Barry Fairbrother said he hoped if people did adopt a cat they would get it neutered, so it did not add to the problem.
The SPCA asked for a surrender fee from people who could not look after their pets any more. The fee was $20 for a cat and $50 for a dog.
However, Mr Fairbrother reminded people that it was not the SPCA's role to take in unwanted pets. People should treat the SPCA as a last resort.
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