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"The SPCA sees a spike in the number of surrendered cats and dogs in the weeks following Christmas," SPCA Manager Mark Takhar says *LINK*
In Response To: Many people are overloaded with stuff, stuff, and more stuff under the Xmas tree ()

"The SPCA sees a spike in the number of surrendered cats and dogs in the weeks following Christmas."

That was the headline from an article in the Vancouver Courier from Nov. 2004.
"Mark Takhar, manager of the SPCA's Vancouver (and Burnaby) shelters, said while he hasn't noticed an influx of older felines before Christmas, he definitely sees an increase in surrendered cats and kittens after the holidays.

"People give them as Christmas gifts and by January the novelty has worn off," he (Takhar) said.

http://www.vancourier.com/issues04/115104/news/115104nn8.html

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Nanaimo SPCA pushes Christmas pets *PIC*
More changing SPCA policy: No longer bad to adopt a new pet at Christmas, now a GOOD thing!
In this case the exception is the rule
My investigations of the SPCA could find no action or policy of the BC SPCA that wasn't corrupted in some way
Fifty years: Women who saved cats from the SPCA
Always trailing - never leading *LINK*
The San Francisco SPCA has had a real, working, active partnership with cat rescuers since 1993
I think that most people would agree that any programme that clears cats and dogs out of SPCA facilities is worthwhile
Marketing works - You can fool most of the people most of the time if it is slick enough *PIC*
Thumbs down to "Home for the Holidays"
Moving Product is not Animal Welfare
At least it used to mouth the right words
AAS'S MONSTER PRE-CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS SALE OF UNWANTED CATS AND DOGS
Many people are overloaded with stuff, stuff, and more stuff under the Xmas tree
"The SPCA sees a spike in the number of surrendered cats and dogs in the weeks following Christmas," SPCA Manager Mark Takhar says *LINK*
"Christmas is a really hectic time and you need to spend time and effort on a new pet", Takhar said *PIC*
Questioning the defence that has been made for the Home for the Holidays promotion on the grounds that it is "successful"

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