The quilt to be raffled off at the end of the month to raise money for the Prince Albert SPCA. (Sam and Bean the foster team/Facebook)

By Ian Gustafson

Helping animals in need

Quilt to be raffled off to raise money for Prince Albert SPCA

Sep 3, 2020 | 12:00 PM

A local foster family for the Prince Albert SPCA is doing its part in trying to help raise funds for the animal care centre.

Samantha Siwy and her fiancé have been a foster home for many cats since October 2019, and they’re raffling off a cat patterned quilt made by a family friend to raise money to go toward the SPCA’s medical expenses.

“We have fostered over 60 cats for the SPCA and currently one of our fosters right now is needing an amputation as well as another little one we have has some medical issues that will be needing to be taken care of in the future,” Siwy told paNOW. “So, it’s very important to us to help out the SPCA because we’re so involved with them.”

Tickets are being sold until Sept. 29 for one for $10 or five tickets for $40 and those interested can message Sam and Bean the foster team on Facebook, Instagram, or text Siwy at 306-961-8991.

She explained since putting the post up five days ago, they’ve raised $600 and her goal is to raise $2,000.

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Prince Albert SPCA Manager Ashlee Bober said they are thrilled Siwy is doing this for them.

“They significantly help us here in so many different ways of fostering for us, donating to us and doing fundraisers like this so it is honestly such a big blessing to have them and have that support,” she said.

Bober explained of the two kittens Siwy is fostering, one is getting its leg amputated this week. The other, named Blitz, is healing from injuries which will require the amputation of some toes. She said those two surgeries plus a third surgery for another cat will cost up to $4,000.

“She is definitely an angel helping out with these guys so that through their recovery they’re not sitting in the shelter here where they’re in a kennel sad and depressed,” she said. “Every little bit helps and we’re excited and eager for the help we’re getting from Sam.”

Bober added they’re still adopting animals out to families but those interested still have to book an appointment ahead of time to visit the animals. Right now, she said they’re struggling with the large number of cats they have, specifically kittens.

“It’s usually that time of the year that we find that there’s a major increase in cats coming in. We’re definitely putting the word out there for anybody that is interested in adopting a cat whether it’s a kitten, an adult cat or if they’re looking for barn cats, we have cats for everyone,” Bober said.

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Ian.gustafson@jpbg.ca