The B.C. SPCA is reporting an increase in the number of people looking for emergency boarding for their pets. “When it comes to emergency boarding right now, across the province, actually, we are seeing an uptick in requests coming through,” said Sean Hogan, Kelowna branch manager.
According to the SPCA, the increase in animals needing emergency boarding is linked directly to an increase in the number of people escaping domestic abuse during the coronavirus pandemic, along with social isolation. “Reasons people are giving is that they are leaving a domestic assault or leaving an abusive situation,” Hogan told Global News.