How can I find out more information about the City of Saskatoon Subsidized Spay Neuter program?

Please visit the City of Saskatoon Animal Control Website for More information.

You can also contact the city directly if you have questions or concerns relating to the Subsidized Spay Neuter Program, at (306)975-2400.

 

How do I make a donation?

Thank you for thinking of us! You can make a donation in a variety of ways, by mail, at the adoption center, or online.
Visit our Contact page for all the details.

 

Where are the Adoption/Fostering Forms?
You can find them by going to the Forms & Info Page

 

What do I do if I've lost a pet?

You can download/print this helpful guide from our website.

• Go door-to-door to your neighbors with a flyer and ask if they have seen your pet.
• Take posters to local area stores, vet offices, groomers, and anywhere else that will let you put one up. Include a phone number that is always available and/or can leave a message.
• Post an ad on kijiji.ca and other websites.
• Visit your local shelters every day. Don't rely on the kennel attendant's description of an animal; what is brown to one person can be red to another, or tan to yet another.

Call the numbers below immediately. Take pictured posters to drop off as soon as possible:

• Saskatoon Animal Control 306-931-9791
• Saskatoon SPCA 306-374-7387
• Petland 306-978-6990
• SCAT Street Cat Rescue 306-955-7228
• Star Phoenix classified ads 306-657-6200 (note: though Found ads are free, Lost ads do cost a small amount)

 

What do I do if I've found a cat?

Check the paper for lost cat ads or our website for cats matching that description.

Post an ad in the Star Phoenix classifieds (306-657-6200) for free

Put up posters in local vet offices and anywhere else that will let you put one up.

Call us at 305-955-7228 for more advice, Street Cat Rescue can only take in animals when we have a foster home availible, so the first priority is trying to reunite the kitty with it's owner.

 

What does Street Cat Rescue do?

Street Cat Rescue promotes the implementation of feral cat population control through the internationally approved trap/neuter/release (TNR) program. Street kittens are brought into foster homes for socialization and adoption whenever possible. We also act as a contact point for people who have lost pets, found stray cats or kittens, just need information, or are looking for a new feline friend.

Street Cat Rescue has built a solid foundation and an excellent reputation of hard work and commitment since 1996. Street Cat Rescue, a registered charity, works to support  caregivers and potential caregivers by providing:

1. funds for spay/neutering
2. a helpline for such things as socialization, relocation, trapping, medical issues, and neonatal kitten care
3. a network between foster homes and adoptors
4. advice, moral support and hands-on assistance to businesses, acreage owners, and novice caregivers
5. educational materials and information sessions to promote public awareness of the suffering of homeless/feral cats directly linked to non-compliance with the spay/neuter philosophy.

 

What is a feral?
A wild cat.

 

Cats cover the whole spectrum from pampered royalty to an animal that lives as part of the wild-life community, albeit, often in the middle of the human domain. The mystery of cats is enhanced when added with the mystery of being feral.

 

How many ferals are there?
There are very few studies on feral cats and even fewer statistics. It is difficult to say because ferals don’t advertise their presence, and shy domestic cats may easily be mistaken for a feral from a distance.

 

Where do they come from?
Quite simply, Ferals are the product of human irresponsibility. Unneutered domestic cats are allowed to roam freely or are "disposable" commodities dumped when they become too inconvenient. These unneutered domestics produce offspring who have little or no direct contact with humans - these are ferals.

 

What to do with them?

The Past

The old trap & kill methods used for decades are not effective as evidenced by the local animal control statistics. Individuals have been out practicing the trap-neuter-release or relocation method for several years. These valiant efforts are wonderful but relatively ineffective when faced with the seemingly unending amount of kittens on the streets every spring.

 

The Future
Mass spay/neutering.Just one pair of breeding cats X 2 to 3 litters a year X 5 kittens averaged per litter X 7 years = 420,000 cats. To combat this prolific rate, a mass spay/neutering program is the most efficient and cost-effective way.

 

Referred to as an "over-flowing bathtub". Past methods have concentrated on dealing with the overflow itself. The "simple" solution is to turn off the taps first. It is that easy. The hard part is to convince others of it’s simplicity. Actively DOING spay/neuter eventually shows concrete results that prove it’s effectiveness beyond a shadow of a doubt. It IS that easy! Just Do It!