Day-to-day life inside an animal shelter [Video]

The People for Animal Wellbeing in Moncton, N.B., formerly known as the Greater Moncton SPCA, has launched their big fundraising campaign for 2023.

The Big Draw for Paw lottery will hopefully make sure all the dogs, cats and other animals have what they need until a forever home can be found for them.  

Three destination getaway packages are up for grabs and every ticket purchased will go toward animal care.

Todd Merrill, the director of development People for Animal Wellbeing, said raising funds can be difficult.

“These are challenging times for everyone right now in the community. With inflation costs, people are experiencing a lot of financial hardship, which obviously directly impacts non-profits when they are trying to fundraise.”

Merrill said a lot of people aren’t aware of the number of medical procedures conducted at the shelter when animals are surrendered.

“We’ve had animals come in with severe breaks that …