| THS told sick cats should come before legal Fat Cats | ||
| New evidence of cruelty at Toronto Humane Society includes pet food that has been expired for six years still being fed to sick cats, and a cat dying slowly in its cage of malnutrition. | ||
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"This is a serious issue that is more evidence that the search warrant executed on the THS last Thursday was necessary and the charges laid were necessary," said OSPCA lead investigator Kevin Strooband. "That food should have been thrown out six years ago. Instead, Mr. Trow's team were feeding it to sick cats. They should be ashamed of themselves. Every day we are here we are finding more evidence like this." The expired food was being fed to cats with upper respiratory infections. Judy King, a local animal-care volunteer commented that "There isn't a cat-owner in Toronto who would feed their sick cat six-year-old food. But at the THS House of Horrors, they did. Apparently there is no policy of cats before Fat Cats." Photos of the expired food packages are available to media. Also today, a cat names Serena, yellow from jaundice, was humanely euthanized after losing two-thirds of its body weight while dying slowly in its cage of malnutrition and neglect. ## For more information contact: Rosaline Ryan Kevin Strooband Christopher Avery About the Ontario SPCA The Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Ontario SPCA): Protecting
animals since 1873, the Ontario SPCA is a registered charity comprised of over 50 Communities
relying primarily on donations to fund animal protection, care and rehabilitation; advocacy;
and humane education. The Ontario SPCA Act mandates the Society to enforce animal cruelty laws
and provides Society investigators with police powers to do so - making the Ontario SPCA unique
among animal welfare organizations in the province. The Ontario SPCA is a member of the Canadian
Federation of Humane Societies, the World Society for the Protection of Animals, and is affiliated
with the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. |
Toronto, ON (November 29, 2009) - Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals investigators have discovered
pet food that had been expired for six years being used to feed seriously ill cats at the Toronto Humane Society.