Cash-strapped Lancashire animal sanctuary launches £30k appeal
Ms Blackburn said the charity had been "turning away umpteen cats every single day that are still in desperate need of help".She continued: "We've taken mums and kittens in alphabetical order this year, and we've already completed the alphabet once and we are back to J again – and that's just mums and kittens, that's not individual cats that aren't with kittens."
She said the charity asks for a £95 donation for rehoming a cat, but they spend £400 in vet fees, food and rehabilitation costs per cat.The sanctuary has so far raised more than £4,400, which Ms Blackburn described as "a great start to the campaign".The charity has previously been saved by donations made the public, which enabled it to survive "a bleak few months".
Other animal sanctuaries in Lancashire have reported similar funding issues. One of them - Hugo's Small Animal Rescue - has stopped taking in new animals altogether.The RSPCA said its national and branch-run animal rehoming centres are now full and operating waiting lists.Last year, the charity handled 22,503 incidents of animals being abandoned, and staff have encouraged prospective owners to "really do their research" before taking on the responsibility of a new pet.
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