In July alone, the Vernon & District Animal Care Society admitted 64 cats and kittens who had been turned away by the SPCA. http://www.animaladvocates.com/cgi-bin/newsroom.pl/read/10074

The Victoria SPCA has closed it doors to cats for approximately the last 2 months. I have been told staff are telling callers that they have over 200 cats in the building, more in foster care, and a 70 cat wait-list which is unable to be added to. The fact people have been told this has been confirmed by veterinarians who have been asked to euthanize 9 month old kittens that people cannot keep and who have been turned away by the SPCA. These veterinarians then phoned the Victoria SPCA to confirm what their clients were being told. http://www.animaladvocates.com/cgi-bin/newsroom.pl/read/10011

Thought you would be interested in knowing that, and I hope your sitting for this one, our local SPCA called ME today to pick up a sick kitten. I don't know why they didn't do it but I am glad I showed up. If I had not I know that they would never have done anything. This poor little 8 week old kitten was covered in lice, extremely pale, and I wasn't sure of its sex at the time. When I went to check its rectum and vulva were completely buried under a very large mound of maggots. To top it off she has an upper respiratory problem. http://www.animaladvocates.com/cgi-bin/newsroom.pl/read/10141