Adopt a cat. Pleeeeze!

Humane Society is bulging at the seams with kitties and urgently needs 300 people to adopt some

By Lee Oliver, THS —

Over 500 cats need a home right away, says Toronto Humane Society

Despite a successful Adoption Blitz in mid-May, the Toronto Humane Society is once again filled nearly to capacity. As scores of kittens move from the nursery to the regular adoption rooms daily, the pressure on the shelter mounts by the hour.

Cat modules spill out into the hallways and cats are bunking down in offices and meeting rooms. In addition to nearly 500 cats in the shelter, we are overflowing with kittens, puppies and dogs as well: a recent raid on a puppy mill, where we rescued 30 dogs, has pushed our dog population to more than 100.

The only way to relieve the pressure on the shelter is to find homes for 300 animals this weekend. Or earlier. like RIGHT NOW!

To make that happen we are staging an emergency adopt-a-thon, starting Friday, June 20 and wrapping up Sunday, June 2.

We’ll bring in extra staff and do everything humanly possible to find 300 new families for some of the animals in our care.

Adoption hours are 11 am to 7 pm, seven days a week.