Owner sought for cat which took itself to Whanganui SPCA

The SPCA is hoping the owner of an especially friendly cat which showed up at its Whanganui properties will step forward.

SPCA Whanganui feline animal attendant Crystal Ross-Waitai stated the cat showed up to the driveway to its centre as she was opening eviction.

” I simply called out to her to see if she’ll come by since a great deal of the time they’ll simply flee however she came running over,” she stated.

After discovering the cat was rather slim and had actually been feeding children, Ross-Waitai chose to take the cat up the driveway to the centre to scan her for a microchip.

” She hopped into my vehicle and we drove down to the front, and she hopped out of the vehicle.

” I didn’t even need to bring her.”

She stated it was unusual for a cat to be so friendly around the centre.

” A great deal of the time great deals of animals do not like being here since there are numerous various smells, and if they’re not utilized to it it’ll sort of simply terrify them away.”

The scan exposed the cat wasn’t microchipped, however Ross-Waitai and her supervisor thought she should be owned due to her collar and her friendly character.

The cat has actually been with SPCA considering that last Thursday, and ever since she has actually been a preferred with the staff at the centre.

” Everybody enjoys her, everybody believes she’s got a lot character … we would believe somebody would be missing her really really a lot since of how cool she is,” Ross-Waitai stated.

Under the Animal Well-being Act, the SPCA is holding her in the centre under a seven-day roaming hold, which will last till Friday afternoon.

Ross-Waitai stated if somebody thought the cat was theirs they might enter into the centre.

Nevertheless, if nobody pertains to obtain her by Friday afternoon, SPCA staff will start the adoption procedure – that included desexing, microchipping, immunizing, and ensuring her flea and worm medications depend on date.