Lye pet project highlights cat care crisis (From Stourbridge News)

Lye pet project highlights cat care crisis

10:40am Friday 10th July 2009

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A PET project in Lye helped highlight a crisis in cat care for recession hit animal owners.

Vets, volunteers and RSPCA officers were on hand to provide vital advice to pet owners at an Animal Action Day organised by Stourbridge parliamentary hopeful Margot James.

The event also brought into focus the impact of the economic downturn on pet ownership in the region.

Margot James said: “There is a crisis of homeless cats in the town. The recession has led to people not being able to afford to keep their pets.

“Others who would normally think about giving an animal a home are not committing at the moment due to the economic uncertainty and concerns about the cost of looking after an animal.”

Animal Action Day at Lye Town Football Club, Stourbridge Road, on Tuesday July 7, saw 24 dogs and 11 cats have micro-chips implanted to help with identification if the pets get lost or injured.

Pet owners who brought their animals along were also able to collect discount vouchers for neutering.

Margot said: “It was a great day, as the focus was on micro-chipping most of the animals were young and at times during the day we were inundated with all types of dogs and a good number of cats.

“The RSPCA gave excellent advice to people on how to care for their pets in hot weather, dealing with obesity and all sorts of important pet care issues”.

Stourbridge RSPCA currently has around 30 cats in it’s care who need new homes, for more information call 01384 394255.

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