Chilliwack SPCA needs donations to pay for burnt cats
Posted September 20, 2012 2:46 pm.
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CHILLIWACK (NEWS1130) – The SPCA needs your donations because it’s footing the bill to treat five cats who were burned in a house fire in Chilliwack.
“The mom does have burns to her [paw] pads and the kittens have lost their hair, and it has been singed, and it is ash.. Their hair has been singed and it is ash,” says Angela Flemming with the organization.
The fire happened on Monday night. Typically, the SPCA doesn’t pay the veterinarian, but the family can’t afford it and they feel the animal’s injuries are serious enough.
“These animals are in need, we could not just let them be and we do believe the cost is something that is definitely worth it,” she adds.
Three of the weeks-old kittens were found on the first floor of the home with their mom. “And we received a call from the fire inspector who was able to find the fourth kitten in the basement, there was about six feet of water and the kitten had managed to get up on the windowsill.”
One adult cat is still missing.
The injured cats will be up for adoption once they recover which is expected soon. The two people who were renting the home escaped the fire.
You can make donations here.
