Cats will land on their feet at the Galleria
They have been country cats, but soon you can call them mall rats, when the Erie County SPCA closes its Southtowns shelter and opens an adoption center in Walden Galleria in Cheektowaga.
A pilot program last fall at the mall was wildly successful, with 499 cats adopted in about four months. That's compared to 559 cats adopted in a year's time from the shelter on Pontiac Road in Evans.
Since the Southtowns shelter was losing money, and the SPCA stands to adopt out more animals while not losing money at the mall, the move made sense to the agency.
But some Southtowns residents grumble about the move, which will leave them with the option of going to the SPCA in the Town of Tonawanda to surrender or drop off dogs, unless the Ten Lives Club cat rescue and adoption group starts accepting dogs.
--- Barbara O'Brien
Maybe the grumbling residents should of put some thought into the money and care thats needed to raise an animal before they brought one home. There are various reasons people have to give up a pet. Some are just excuses. Sorry they have to go through so much trouble driving to Tonawanda....good thing the people who work at the SPCA don't feel the same way, who else would care for all of the unwanted animals? Today, Aug.15th is National Homeless Animals Day. Please consider helping these animals out. Donate money or your time to help these animals!
Posted by: sicnty | August 15, 2009 at 12:07 PM
If you want a private organization to stay in business in your area, you have to make sure it isn't losing money to do so. In other words, if it isn't making money then it can't stay in business. That's just the way life works.
Posted by: Buffalo Libertarian | May 07, 2009 at 09:27 AM
Awww so some people have to drive a little farther. Whoopdeedo...it is placing almost as many cats in 4 months as in 1 year at the other place. This world has become full of nothing but selfish "how does it affect me" ignorant people.
Posted by: Sarah | May 06, 2009 at 10:26 AM