Regarding the dozens of people and organizations in the Lower Mainland who care for homeless and feral cats, Lorie Chortyk says "Our feeling on this is that anyone willing to help homeless cats - we're 100% behind that" says Chortyk, community relations manager of the SPCA.
In my opinion they are so far behind that, you can't see them.
In most cases, the SPCA has little to do with rescue groups and individuals, unless it is to harass them (Forgotten Felines), or degrade them, as Ms. Chortyk did to Bev Parent, as Ms. Parent was dying of burns sustained while attempting to save her rescued cats from a house fire.
Regarding the SPCA's "un-official no-kill policy," well, of course it's unofficial. That way there's always a way out.
As Ms. Chortyk says, "It's not fair to mislead the public" she adds, saying that euthanasia is sometimes necessary to ease suffering from disease or to kill an animal that is too aggressive."
Who decides if a cat is so aggressive that it "has" to be killed? That's a pretty big loophole in the "no-kill" hype.
I'd like to see the statistics on cat deaths in the SPCA branches - and from what causes.