SPCA Napier Centre animal attendant Rachel Sumner is part of a large team devoted to the welfare of animals. In this weekly column, Rachel talks about some of the pets which have passed through the centre and those still waiting to find their 'forever home'.
Did you know that kitten season is around the corner?
Here at the Napier centre, this is our busiest, and cutest, time of year where we see the largest number of incoming animals through our doors. Typically lasting from December through to April, we can see kittens arrive as early as September, right up until June.
Right now our SPCA teams are preparing for the pitter-patter of hundreds of tiny feet by putting together essential foster family packs. Our foster families are vital to SPCA and help raise these vulnerable babies in their homes until they're big enough to be desexed and find forever homes of their own.
When a foster family sign on with us they receive everything they will need to give our kittens the best start in life. Our foster packs include everything from blankets and litter trays to newspaper and kitten milk formula. All our foster families need to do in return is provide a temporary loving environment for our young and vulnerable animals.