RE: Stray cats

Selena Carnell — Sat, 17 Oct 2020 18:51:02 GMT

7 days post we will rehome. we get the stray handed over to us if finder wants to keep we usually require a fee of around 80-100 adoption fee to cover neutering and chip.

RE: Stray cats

Ben Ogden — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 11:24:41 GMT

First thing as priority we try to be as Teflon as possible when it comes to strays (healthy/healthy enough ones), if you get known locally as the practice that will take in strays you end up inundated with them. With that in mind if no treatment is required and the finder doesn't want them then it's a paper collar saying (known stray 'X' Vets - call XXX-XXX) and wish the cat luck.

If they want to keep the cat (pending no other ID for the cat), fine, it still gets a paper collar but the finder is made aware the cat needs to wear this for 7 days in case there is an owner, the cat is also recorded in our lost & found.

Any finders that are 'funny' about just putting the cat out are reminded of the Countryside act and that seeing as they found it, theyre now responsible for it, so......

This is the little bit of wording we use'"The Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981) may be interpreted as implying that when a wild animal (including cats) is “rescued” and taken into captivity, the rescuer becomes the legal owner of that animal and becomes responsible for its ongoing care."

Follwoed with "In order for X vets to be able to provide care and take on the financial responsibility of the animal above, it is necessary that it is transferred into our legal care. We will then make decisions regarding the most appropriate first aid treatment (including euthanasia if needed) and ongoing care, rehabilitation and release. With this in mind, we would appreciate it if you would complete and sign the following:"

We're then very clear that with Healthy Cats we have no intention of it being signed to us and they can either put the cat back or call RSPCA, which locally we have a really good relationship with, so they generally say the same thing...