Bloody SPCA!

[Beemer]

Our old male cat had to be put to sleep a few weeks ago and as we only have the one cat now, we decided to get a pair of kittens from the same litter, a male and a female. I went to the SPCA a couple of weeks ago and asked if they had any kittens and was shown a gorgeous mother cat with two ginger male and one black tortie female kittens. They weren't ready to be rehomed yet as they were still in quarantine, so I said we'd take one male and the female. I took Andy in the following day to see them and he said he was keen on two, so I left my name and number with the SPCA. I told them I would pick them up after the 20th as they said they would be ready "in a couple of weeks" so this morning I rang them and planned on calling in and paying for them and collecting them next week. "Sorry", I was told, "the female has gone - yes, we were aware someone wanted the female but I assumed the person who came in was you" - well, NO, it wasn't me! I am so pissed off because we were all set to collect them - had the new cat cage, bedding, food, flea and worm treatments, etc and now no kittens! We don't want two males so I'm going to try the animal rescue shelter later and see if they have any as I am too annoyed to go back to the SPCA now.

[MattRSK]

Get a dog! or another bike!

[Colapop]

Try Cats protection league - thay have so many... they'll try and get you to take more than two!

[Sniper]

I want an Egyptian Sphynx cat. Why wont anyone let me have one :(

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[Waylander]

I want an Egyptian Sphynx cat. Why wont anyone let me have one :(

http://www.sundancenbare.com/Jedi.JPGThat thing looks like a rat. Cool eyes though.

[Motu]

They had someone right there and now who wanted the kitten with money in hand....and a phone number of someone who ''said'' they wanted a kitten last week - their job is to place kittens into good homes...and they did.Broken promises are the reason they have kittens.

[MattRSK]

They had someone right there and now who wanted the kitten with money in hand....and a phone number of someone who ''said'' they wanted a kitten last week - their job is to place kittens into good homes...and they did.Broken promises are the reason they have kittens.

Well said. So what bike are you getting then?

[Waylander]

They had someone right there and now who wanted the kitten with money in hand....and a phone number of someone who ''said'' they wanted a kitten last week - their job is to place kittens into good homes...and they did.Broken promises are the reason they have kittens.
If all they need is for someone to have money then I don't think they care if the cats go to a good home or not.

[Ixion]

,,Broken promises are the reason they have kittens.

What, you mean Tartan Tom and his "Don't worry I've had a vasectomy" ?

[Motu]

If all they need is for someone to have money then I don't think they care if the cats go to a good home or not.

Where did you read that into my post? They have to fill out a questionare form,history of past animals etc.They try to put them into good homes,and also try and recover as much of the costs as possible...in this day and age charities go broke.

Cats Protection League as Colapop says - this is kitten season....anyone who wants a kitten can have a dozen,I've got three,and a mother cat too.A couple of weeks ago I didn't have a cat!

[Mr. Peanut]

Where did you read that into my post? They have to fill out a questionare form,history of past animals etc.They try to put them into good homes,and also try and recover as much of the costs as possible...in this day and age charities go broke.

Cats Protection League as Colapop says - this is kitten season....anyone who wants a kitten can have a dozen,I've got three,and a mother cat too.A couple of weeks ago I didn't have a cat!

More pussy than you know what do with. You dirty dirty man.

:done:

[Beemer]

They had someone right there and now who wanted the kitten with money in hand....and a phone number of someone who ''said'' they wanted a kitten last week - their job is to place kittens into good homes...and they did.Broken promises are the reason they have kittens.

Mother cat and kittens were in quarantine and we weren't even allowed in to see them - could only peer through the door. I said I definitely wanted the female and we would "most likely" take a male as well. I took Andy in the following day and we confirmed we DEFINITELY wanted the female and one of the males, WHEN they were ready to be rehomed, which we were told would be in two weeks. I said we'd like to collect them after the 20th and I rang on the 21st to arrange collection. I got our last cat off them, have donated over $100 in cash and also cat food to them in the past year - and would have happily paid for both kittens prior to collecting them but was told to wait and pay on the day. So intead of finding homes for TWO kittens, they would rather home one and take their chances with the others.

What annoys me the most is that I posted a thread on a pets and animals forum and got attacked by the manager of this SPCA. Andy was with me when I confirmed we wanted both and arranged when we would collect them.

Sorry, they have done their dash with me, will get one two from an animal shelter or approach vet on Tuesday as they are always trying to find homes for kittens. Worse thing is, the woman and her husband know us both and had our contact details so it's not like we just rang up and she had no way of getting hold of us. If she had called, I would have been down there within half an hour to pick up and pay for both kittens.

[MattRSK]

Between 6 and 8 million cats and dogs enter shelters each year, I am sure there will be more.

[Beemer]

Between 6 and 8 million cats and dogs enter shelters each year, I am sure there will be more.

You're right, I'm just disappointed with this process. I'd bought a new cat cage, got flea and worm treatements (because the last one we got from the SPCA was riddled with fleas and had the worst worms I'd ever seen in such a young kitten), new bedding, kitten food, new pet bowls, and had the money ready to pay for the two kittens.

The funny thing is, the males were ginger and neither of us was keen on a ginger cat but we figured, save two from the same litter, who cares what colour it is. Hopefully two moggies wanting a home with people who will spoil them rotten are out there waiting patiently!

[MattRSK]

You're right, I'm just disappointed with this process. I'd bought a new cat cage, got flea and worm treatements (because the last one we got from the SPCA was riddled with fleas and had the worst worms I'd ever seen in such a young kitten), new bedding, kitten food, new pet bowls, and had the money ready to pay for the two kittens.

The funny thing is, the males were ginger and neither of us was keen on a ginger cat but we figured, save two from the same litter, who cares what colour it is. Hopefully two moggies wanting a home with people who will spoil them rotten are out there waiting patiently!

I can imagine that once you knew what you wanted you had your heart set on it. When something outside your control lets you down, thats hard. So sorry that you missed out but I praise your effort of attempting to take on two cats and also for supporting the SPCA. I am sure that although they may have let you down this time, you can still see the good work that they do and will continue to support that. Which I also give you praise for, well done :yes:

[chanceyy]

Hopefully two moggies wanting a home with people who will spoil them rotten are out there waiting patiently!


you know there are .. since there are so many who are not wanted the cats who do end up at your house will be very lucky indeed

so was the spca branch levin/palmy or somewhere else ?

[Beemer]

so was the spca branch levin/palmy or somewhere else ?

Not prepared to say - already been attacked by the manager on another online forum. I hadn't said which branch and didn't give out any details of where I lived but she was obviously alerted to it by someone. Said she wasn't happy she was "forced" to respond online as I had refused an offer made for her to ring me. What actually happened was that I said I failed to see the point of her ringing me as it's not like they would be able to change the situation.

I will continue to support the SPCA at a national level, but any support at a local level will go directly to other animal shelters until the management changes.

[chanceyy]

Not prepared to say - already been attacked by the manager on another online forum. I hadn't said which branch and didn't give out any details of where I lived but she was obviously alerted to it by someone. Said she wasn't happy she was "forced" to respond online as I had refused an offer made for her to ring me. What actually happened was that I said I failed to see the point of her ringing me as it's not like they would be able to change the situation.

I will continue to support the SPCA at a national level, but any support at a local level will go directly to other animal shelters until the management changes.


Fair enough .. its just not the first time i have heard of this happening ..

[slowpoke]

Give the guys a break.
Any job associated with animal welfare is a largely thankless and often heartbreaking task. The organisations are usually staffed by volounteers doing just a few hours a week/month with little or no training, so maintaining good communication is nigh on impossible.
I couldn't handle the things they have to deal with without going US Postal on some of the oxygen thief owners, so I'll just keep supporting behind the scenes, glad that someone else is prepared to do what most of us are not.

[phantom]

We were going to take a rabbit from there a year or so ago and had to have its prospective home checked before we could have it. I had built the cage at great expense for its previous occupant , a giant lop ear rabbit we had got from the SPCA some years previously. Any old how, the person who inspected the cage said no we couldn't have the new rabbit , a standard sized run of the mill rabbit, as the hole into its house was too small. I don't suppose she had ever seen a real rabbit hole, I could have made the whole bigger but thought fuck it and got another rabbit elsewhere

[Dooly]

We have 14 cats, I'll pop one in a courier bag and sent it too you.:done:

We have all colours,take you're pick.

Funnily enough, over the years, we've found ginger cats the least friendly, or most spooked.
The nicest, lovable ones seem to be tortoise shell coloured.

[chanceyy]

Give the guys a break.
Any job associated with animal welfare is a largely thankless and often heartbreaking task. The organisations are usually staffed by volounteers doing just a few hours a week/month with little or no training, so maintaining good communication is nigh on impossible.
I couldn't handle the things they have to deal with without going US Postal on some of the oxygen thief owners, so I'll just keep supporting behind the scenes, glad that someone else is prepared to do what most of us are not.

Not bagging the work these ppl do at all Slow, but just stating a fact regarding one particular branch .. & I watch the show re aucks SPCA & if this one was run as well as that one .. no probs ;)

whats the solution ? I would quite happily volunteer there if they got real in the way they deal with the animals & ppl who are looking at rehoming.

[Beemer]

My cousin's son (my second cousin?) is the shaved head guy in the Auckland SPCA show - big softie and well respected by the sound of it. I used to have a lot of time for the Wellington SPCA in the time of Ro Williams - I had a bed and board payment going to them every few months.

I know the SPCA and ANY animal welfare organisations have a hard time of it and they do so with very little money. I don't dispute that. If the manager had called me and said "sorry, one of the volunteers didn't realise we already had a home for the female kitten" I would have accepted that and got over it. What continues to annoy me is the fact she claims we had not confirmed which kittens we wanted. We were unable to go into the room and thought that by saying we wanted the only female AND one of the males, that we had confirmed which ones we wanted. It's not like they gave away one of the males, they gave away the female.

I am not bagging the SPCA, I would be just as pissed off if a friend had been giving the kittens away and the same thing happened. They are always saying how hard it is to find homes for abandoned animals and yet they let the chance of an excellent home for TWO slip through their fingers. I was even thinking of taking all three when I went in to collect them.