Full up: SPCA refusing kittens, pups

Matthew, a four-month-old kitten, was found tied up in a closed carrier bag, unable to breathe and dumped in a bin outside Naxxar last month.

His three brothers and sisters, with him in the bag, died suffocated.

Thanks to the love and care of the staff at the SPCA animal shelter in Floriana, Matthew is now a healthy kitten but he still needs a proper home, with a garden.

Anyone considering adopting a kitten should go to the SPCA, which has over 80 and cannot accept any more until some are re-homed. In fact, its doors are closed to any more cats and dogs for the moment.

“We are at our wits’ end, desperate to find homes for these adorable kittens,” said Miriam Casha, SPCA home centre manager. “We are full to the brim and are now having to turn away kittens and puppies, which breaks our hearts.”

The SPCA was not used to turning animals away. Although the staff was very attached to the kittens, these needed to live in proper homes, it said.

And if anyone is looking for two, twin kittens June and Naomi are inseparable, so they would like to be homed together. They were found battered and bruised in Żabbar, with June having to undergo an immediate operation in her eye.

Both five-month-old kittens have been at the SPCA for about six weeks as they had to recover, gain weight and be declared healthy before they could be re-homed.

The SPCA can be contacted on 2123 0468. It is open from 10.30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday to Friday and on Saturday from 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Further details are available from fund-raising manager Sue Simons on 9909 8544 or via SueH2896@aol.com.