A local animal rescue is putting a pause on intakes following two months of expensive vet bills that have almost tallied $100,000.
K9 Advocacy Manitoba announced last week it was temporarily putting a freeze on all intakes due to the spike in vet bills.
“We have a lot of dogs in care. We had to go on a freeze due to the fact that we owed, in two months, $95,000 in vetting. Heartworm, eye removals, Parvo – you name it, we’ve got it in for the last couple of months,” said Jackie Hanna, a board member for the rescue. “Every month it just seems like more and more.”
She said donations from supporters have helped lessen the blow, but they still owe $28,000.
Hanna added this is a measure they don’t like to take, but do it when there are no options left.
“We just go and go and go until our bank account is almost at zero, and then we have to put a stop on it for a little bit. We do keep our waiting list because we have many dogs on waiting lists to come in. They just have to wait a little longer until we can pay our vet bills down.”
Hanna said the organization currently has more than 200 dogs and over 200 cats in care, so any help that can be provided is appreciated.
People can donate money or items like food, pee pads, and litter.
They can also donate their time by fostering animals, Hanna said.
More information can be found on K9 Advocacy Manitoba’s website.
