The BC SPCA is offering up cats for half the usual adoption price in response to an overwhelming number of felines in their shelters.

Cheap cats are available at shelters across the province from July 18 to 31. Adoption fees vary by region, but they’re all currently half the normal price – an exceptional deal, according to SPCA general manager of operations Bob Busch.

“The BC SPCA’s average cost to care for a cat during its stay is $784,” said Busch, while adoption normally costs less than $100.

Busch said the SPCA’s costs include food, shelter, spaying or neutering, identification tags, vaccinations, and other medical treatments and care.

Shelters are filled to capacity, but Busch said a summer influx of felines happens every year. The BC SPCA takes in more than 15,000 cats annually.

To keep cat populations in check, the Maple Ridge SPCA is also offering reduced prices for spay and neuter surgeries.

Rabbit adoption fees are also 50 per cent off right now to help find homes for roughly 80 of them in the BC SPCA’s care.

For more details, visit your local SPCA branch or the organization’s website.