Did anyone at the SPCA tell the Maple Ridge News reporter that one reason it is killing fewer cats in Maple Ridge is because of Katie's Place cat shelter taking so many of Maple Ridge's cats, even some from the Maple Ridge SPCA? Perhaps the SPCA did and the reporter didn't think that was of any interest to his readers.

Here is an interesting statement: 'When it comes to the annual figures, Maple Ridge surrendered even fewer pets (235) in 2008 than the year before (304). That mirrors the provincial trend, which year to year shows fewer animals being left at SPCA shelters.'

Why would that be? There has been a huge increase in pet-owing everywhere in the last decade, including BC. The pet sales business is thriving. So there aren't fewer pets. But fewer are being surrendered to the SPCA apparently.

Part of the reason is that the SPCA is no longer practicing deadly 'unlimited surrender' as it did for decades, enabling it say piously and profitably, 'We never turn an animal away' (Since unlimited surrender meant unlimited killing, let's call that bogus statement #4.) AAS regularly phones SPCA branches, asking what will become of an old, large dog or an old cat if surrendered, and in the last two years have been told that it is not a good idea as it might be killed. At least that is honest, though creepy in my opinion. A real animal welfarist would say that they can't accept the dog or cat because they have run out of the resources to provide it with real animal welfare, not that it may kill it.