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Two cats abandoned in a pet carrier taped shut are on the road to recovery under the care of a Courtenay vet hospital. Two cats abandoned in a pet carrier taped shut are on the road to recovery under the care of a Courtenay vet hospital.
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Two cats locked in a cage and Two cats locked a cagein and abandoned in the in bushes the abandoned in the in the Willis Road area arebushes on the road to Willis Road area are on the road to recovery. recovery. “When they came in they were “When they came in” Katie they were completely emaciated, Halcompletely emaciated, ” Katie Halliday, a veterinary technician at liday, a veterinary technician at Courtenay’s Van Isle Veterinary Courtenay’s VanCTV Isle Veterinary Hospital, told Vancouver Hospital, told CTV Vancouver Island. Island. The seven-month-old cats were The seven-month-old cats were
locked in a pet carrier and stashed locked in a pet The carrier andhad stashed in the bushes. cage been in the and bushes. The cage had taped was discovered by abeen man taped andhis was discovered by a man walking dog, the dog being the walking dog, uncovered the dog being the one that his actually them. one that they actually uncovered them. What found was disturbing. What they found was disturbing. Showing signs of organ failure from Showing organ in failure starvationsigns and of covered theirfrom own starvation and covered in their own urine and feces, the cats had been urine and feces, thecage catsinhad been scratching at their an obviscratching at to their an obvious attempt getcage out.inThey may ous get as out. Theyasmay haveattempt been into there longh two have been in there as longh as two weeks. weeks. “(The black and white one) was “(The black and white one) was
just struggling to survive, basically,” just struggling to survive, basically, Halliday said. “We were really wor-” Halliday said. ried about that“We one.were ” really worried about one.” The catsthat – apparently sisters – Thecarefully cats – apparently – were rehydratedsisters and fed were carefully rehydrated andthey fed intravenously. It is expected intravenously. It for is expected they will be offered up adoption once will offered up for adoption once theirberecovery is complete. their is complete. Therecovery case disturbed Halliday and The case disturbed Halliday and SPCA officials. SPCA officials. “This is one of those (cases) “This oneabsolutely of thoseshocking (cases) where it’sisjust where it’s just absolutely and appalling,” Hallidayshocking said. “I and Halliday said. “I have appalling,” never seen this kind of thing have never seen this kind of thing
before.” before. That” it was done deliberately That than it wasneglectfully done deliberately rather is even rather than neglectfully is even more disturbing. Abandoned animore disturbing. Abandoned mals are more likely to be justanileft mals more tonot be trapped just left in theare bush and likely run off, in bush Halliday and run off, notthere trapped in the a cage. said are in a cage. are options if Halliday you don’tsaid wantthere an anioptions youobvious don’t want an animal. Theifmost and humane mal. The most obvious and humane option is to turn them over to the option to turn them over to the SPCA. isThe SPCA, meanwhile, is SPCA. The SPCA, meanwhile, is asking the public for any informaasking any information onthe thepublic cats tofor call 1-855-622tion 7722.on the cats to call 1-855-6227722.
If the northern portion of Area the the northern Area DIfjoins city of portion CampbellofRiver, D joins the city of Campbell River, taxes may go up in all of the Strathtaxes go up in all of the Strathcona may Regional District electoral cona Regional District electoral areas, according to a new report. areas, according to aservice new report. A report on the impacts A report on the service impacts to the regional district, should the to the regional district, should the city’s boundary extension proposal city’s boundary extension proposal go through, reveals taxpayers could go taxpayers could seethrough, increasedreveals costs across the board. seeRuss increased costs across the board. Hotsenpiller, the CAO of the Russ Hotsenpiller, CAO the regional district, saidthe there areofsevregional district, said there are several areas that need to be addressed eral areas need to be addressed by the citythat of Campbell River before by the city of Campbell River the proposal goes any further.before the proposal goes any further. “The report concludes there is report concludes there is a “The financial impact on taxpayers athroughout financialthe impact on taxpayers regional district electhroughout the regional district electoral areas and there will be either toral areasadministrative and there will or beoperaeither financial, financial, administrative or operational impacts to the fire, water, tional to the fire, water, buildingimpacts inspection, recreation, liqbuilding recreation, liquid wasteinspection, management, community uid waste management, community parks, electoral areas administration, parks, electoralplanning areas administration, grants-in-aid, and transit grants-in-aid, planning and transit services within Area D,” Hotsenpiller services within ” Hotsenpiller said. “There willArea alsoD,be a reduction said. will also”be a reduction in gas“There tax allocations. inIn gasall, taxthe allocations. ” areas (nonelectoral In all, theparts) electoral areas (nonmunicipal of the regional municipal parts) of the regional district will see a reduction of district see a inreduction of $167,000 will in revenue selected ser$167,000 in Hotsenpiller revenue in selected services which said would vices Hotsenpiller said would likely which need to be addressed through likely need to be addressed through
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