{"id":57076,"date":"2025-06-10T14:11:36","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T18:11:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/hausse-des-abandons-2025-une-annee-record\/"},"modified":"2025-06-11T14:16:28","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T18:16:28","slug":"hausse-des-abandons-2025-une-annee-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/en\/hausse-des-abandons-2025-une-annee-record\/","title":{"rendered":"A Record Uptick in Surrenders in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"57076\" class=\"elementor elementor-57076 elementor-57054\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-16b3198 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16b3198\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c6490c\" data-id=\"5c6490c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f054c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f054c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><i>Press release\u2014for immediate release<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5b77ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5b77ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Record Uptick in Surrenders in 2025<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e085cf7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e085cf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">The SPCA sounds an urgent call to action<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba7cbcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ba7cbcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3674b54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3674b54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Montr\u00e9al, June\u202f10, 2025 \u2013<\/b> It\u2019s all over the news: animal surrenders have reached unprecedented highs. In the first four months of 2025, <b>1,212 animals were surrendered to the Montreal SPCA<\/b>\u2014a 26% increase over the same period of 2024. This year is the fifth in a row that abandonments have significantly increased. In 2023, the numbers had already approached pre-pandemic levels. <b>They were outstripped in 2024, with over 3,000 surrenders.<\/b> And in 2025, the trend is steadily worsening.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u201cDuring the pandemic, many families adopted an animal, and the spare time available at the time made it easier to commit,\u201d explained Laurence\u202fMass\u00e9, executive director of the Montreal SPCA. \u201cThe feared wave of surrenders did not happen immediately; the increase was gradual. <b>What surprises us is how the curve continues to rise. We keep hoping it will level off, but no!<\/b> We can now say that the end of the pandemic had an impact on animal surrenders, <b>but it came much later and was much greater than we had anticipated.\u201d\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p>\u201cThe cost of living is forcing many families to make heartbreaking choices,\u201d she went on to explain. \u201c<b>More than one family a day<\/b> is forced to surrender their animal to us because of a move, while veterinary expenses are also becoming increasingly unaffordable. The situation is worsened by a tight rental market and families affected by inflation. Animals are going to need our support to get through the crisis.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-297c7e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"297c7e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30c6ecc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30c6ecc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>A call for help\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p>With moving season fast approaching, the Montreal SPCA is <b>urgently appealing to the public<\/b> for help in getting through a wave of surrenders that is likely to be critical. As a non-profit organization, the <b>Montreal SPCA<\/b> relies primarily on its donors\u2019 generosity to meet its prot\u00e9g\u00e9s\u2019 basic needs, including veterinary care, housing, food and rehabilitation. <b>It receives no government funding<\/b>, although it does have some service contracts, which, however, cover only a fraction of its expenses. The care trajectory costs between $500 and $1,750 per animal on average, depending on the species.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-540cb50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"540cb50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54cd317 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54cd317\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Help in avoiding critical overload\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p>The Montreal SPCA is asking anyone forced to give up their animal to <b>contact them immediately, rather than waiting until their move.\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p>\u201cIt\u2019s normal to want to keep your animal until the very last minute,\u201d stressed Laurence\u202fMass\u00e9. \u201cHowever, every year around July\u202f1, <b>the Montreal SPCA takes in hundreds of animals in a very short time.<\/b> With advance notice, we can better support your animal\u2014<b>and sometimes even avoid having it spend any time at the shelter at all.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p>Also, the SPCA staff are trained to support people who are looking for new housing with their animal.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd34a8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"dd34a8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb231f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb231f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Reduced adoption fees to free up space and help even more animals\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p>To free up space to accommodate an ever-growing number of surrenders, <b>the Montreal SPCA will hold several reduced-fee events<\/b> for certain species.\u00a0<\/p><p>This week, from <b>June\u202f11 to 15<\/b>, adoption fees for <b>adult cats will be only $50, and adoption fees for rabbits will be waived<\/b> on certain conditions. By promoting shelter adoption and with people\u2019s support, the Montreal SPCA will be able to help more animals in need.\u00a0<\/p><p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p><b>The Montreal SPCA is asking for donations to help it get through the crisis:\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p>\u2022 Online: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spca.com\/en\/emergency-surrenders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.spca.com\/en\/emergency-surrenders\/<\/a><br \/>\u2022 By phone: 1-866-888-7722<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-35bb2ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"35bb2ab\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7dba1b3\" data-id=\"7dba1b3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b552dec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b552dec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"FR-CA\" xml:lang=\"FR-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2013 30 \u2013<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Source: <\/b>Montreal SPCA www.spca.com\/en\/<\/p><p><b>Media information:<\/b><\/p><p>T\u00f6k communications 514-247-0526<\/p><p>Marie-H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Avon, mariehelene@tokcommunications.ca<\/p><p><b>About the Montreal SPCA<\/b><\/p><p>Founded in Montreal in 1869, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (now known simply as the Montreal SPCA) was the first animal welfare organization in Canada. 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