The Shalem Senior Community in southwest Calgary has formed a unique partnership with the animal rescue group Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society (AARCS) in an effort to alleviate the growing pressure the rescue agency is facing, while providing companionship to older adults.
“It's a way for residents to have additional activity, a sense of need as they participate in the care of a cat,” said Shalem’s executive director Dorothy de Vuyst.
“Now, there's always something for us to do. Like, if you're bored, or you're tired, or you're sad, you come to the cat room and just have a good little cuddle.”“To be able to send our cats into a home environment where they're the only animal or amongst a few other well, socialized animals, is really beneficial to their socialization,” said Dill.
“It's been a combination of private owner surrender requests, cats being found as strays and turned in and not being reclaimed, mother cats having large litters of kittens, and then the owner can't find homes for those guys. The pet friendly housing crisis too has really kind of exponentially increased the volume of those requests too,” she said.
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