San Diego Humane Society sends 27 kittens to Oregon
27 Kittens from San Diego Humane Society are on their way to Portland, OR, for a new chance to find their future families. The kittens are traveling via a flight transport to Oregon Humane Society, thanks to help from our friends at the ASPCA and its Animal Relocation Program.
San Diego Humane Society’s animal care staff prepared the kittens for take-off and brought them to Alaska Airline’s cargo terminal at San Diego International Airport on the morning of July 13, 2023. The ASPCA and its flight manager loaded the kittens onto the plane and flew to Portland, where they will meet the staff at Oregon Humane Society.
The kittens all came in stray to San Diego and have had no owners come forward to claim them, and are all between 8-10 weeks old.
This transport is to ease the overcrowding at San Diego Humane Society. We’ve seen a 53% increase in the daily average of kittens in-care in July of this year (1,084), compared to July of 2022 (708). Our organization currently has 2,502 animals in care and is at 143% capacity for cat space and 173% for dog space.
We are extremely grateful to the ASPCA for arranging this transport and to Oregon Humane Society for welcoming in these kittens into their care and getting them ready for adoption. Some of the kittens still need spay/neuter surgeries in Portland, so this transport also alleviates pressure on San Diego Humane Society’s medical team.
Published: July 14, 2023
