A homeless man who previously that society cares more about the welfare of his cats than they do about him says he has been proven right.

Zolicon (who withheld his legal name) had his two cats, Misty and Violet Planet, seized by the BC SPCA on June 2, just over a month after he became homeless.

鈥淭hey took the cats and they left me out here on the streets with nothing,鈥� he said. 鈥淚鈥檝e got no money, no food, no shelter, no water. I鈥檓 out here with nothing.鈥�

The cats were living in 鈥渁bsolutely not OK conditions,鈥� according to Marcie Moriarty, the 鈥檚 chief prevention and enforcement officer.

She said the cats were being contained in a small kennel or on a leash near a busy road, which caused them a great deal of stress.

She said it鈥檚 very difficult for a homeless person to take care of cats compared to dogs, which are usually more conditioned to being confined on a leash.

SPCA staff visited Zolicon on several occasions and offered him free 鈥渃ompassionate boarding鈥� for the cats in a shelter.

Eventually, Moriarty said, they had no choice but to seize Zolicon鈥檚 pets.

鈥淭hese cats were in a state of distress and had to be removed,鈥� she said.

Zolicon said that he hasn鈥檛 been able to see Misty and Violet Planet since and wants them back.

鈥淭hey care about the animals but they don鈥檛 care about the people,鈥� he said.

Zolicon said he has had several offers of help to find an apartment to rent since was published in the May 19 edition of The News.

鈥淣o luck,鈥� he said, adding that Abbotsford has a near-impossible rental market for someone on disability assistance.

He has, however, likely found a temporary home for his cats. His friend, who is staying at a local women鈥檚 shelter, will be able to take them in, he said.

Moriarty said an SPCA officer will check the facility to ensure it鈥檚 a suitable environment for the animals and, if so, will release the cats.

鈥淲e are trying to work with this individual. We don鈥檛 want to see him separated from his cats permanently and we are trying to offer everything that we can,鈥� she said. 鈥淲e want to keep people with their pets.鈥�

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See video below from before Zolicon鈥檚 cats were taken.

kelvin.gawley@abbynews.com
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