The waitlist for kittens is more than 100 at Bide Awhile in Dartmouth, N.S.
Many Nova Scotians like Deb Day have been waiting months to adopt.
“There is a social need to take care of them. It’s easy to go to a breeder and a lot of people prefer that but I like the thought of these little ones that move your heart because they don’t have a place to go to,” says Day says.
After several months of waiting, Deb Day finally gets to bring her little Zoe home.
“With the population comes people who are looking to have pets so Bide Awhile has been inundated with calls for kittens and we have about 196 on our waiting list,” says Liesje Somers Blonde, executive director with the non-profit.
Bide Awhile says they are struggling to keep up with the calls for kittens due to the limited resources, space and staffing.
“Sometimes we were so full we struggled. We used to have the 12 …