{"id":5414,"date":"2021-03-22T19:01:25","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T19:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/2021\/03\/22\/worries-about-pets-being-abandoned-continue-third-lockdown-comes-end\/"},"modified":"2021-03-22T19:01:25","modified_gmt":"2021-03-22T19:01:25","slug":"worries-about-pets-being-abandoned-continue-third-lockdown-comes-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/worries-about-pets-being-abandoned-continue-third-lockdown-comes-end\/","title":{"rendered":"Worries about pets being abandoned continue as third lockdown comes to an end"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pet adoptions have gone up in Manchester and&nbsp;around the UK due to people working from home or being furloughed, with internet searches for \u201cbuy a puppy\u201d quadrupling&nbsp;in the UK in March last year.<\/p>\n<p>However, almost a year after the first lockdown, animal shelters are seeing people bring in older puppies after&nbsp;being unable to care for them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.battersea.org.uk\/\">Battersea Dogs and&nbsp;Cats home<\/a> says that Rolo &#8211; pictured below &#8211; is one of the hundreds of such casualties of the pandemic.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image file-default media-element\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"covid-19, animal shelter, abandoned\" data-delta=\"1\" data-fid=\"6915\" data-media-element=\"1\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2021\/03\/webimage-f869ba5f-3262-4398-94b8911ea70b0495.jpg\" title=\"Battersea Dogs &amp; Cats Home\" width=\"600\"><figcaption>Rolo&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Image: Battersea Dogs &amp; Cats Home<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In August last year, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thekennelclub.org.uk\/\">Kennel Club<\/a> found that one in four Brits bought a pet to help them through the pandemic but now realise they do not have the time or resources to look after them.<\/p>\n<p>More than 1,800 people called the Dogs Trust over the months of December to February&nbsp;wanting to give up their dogs.<\/p>\n<p>Adam Clowes, operations director for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dogstrust.org.uk\/\">Dogs&#8217; Trust<\/a>, says&nbsp;the &nbsp;consequences of the &#8220;initial lockdown excitement&#8221; are now being seen.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">These are real calls we\u2019ve received during the pandemic, from people facing the heart-breaking decision to give up their dog. We expect to receive more calls like these as the fallout from Covid-19 continues.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tIf you need help, we&#8217;re here. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gWYjBciyeM\">https:\/\/t.co\/gWYjBciyeM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ChangeTheTale?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ChangeTheTale<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RnfiKBmtVL\">pic.twitter.com\/RnfiKBmtVL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\u2014 Dogs Trust (@DogsTrust) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DogsTrust\/status\/1365240316484182019?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rspca.org.uk\/\">RSPCA <\/a>says it it is deeply &#8220;concerned&#8221;&nbsp;with the number of dogs being resold and that it is preparing&nbsp;for more animals to be abandoned.<\/p>\n<p>Listings online of puppies being resold have increased, confirming&nbsp;fears of animal welfare charities who have warned of a rise in \u201cpandemic puppies\u201d being abandoned.<\/p>\n<p>Animal shelters have been struggling through the pandemic due to fundraising being halted, which is their main source of income.<\/p>\n<p>The lockdowns have resulted in fewer volunteers and donations, making it harder to care for animals.<\/p>\n<p>The threat of closure for many rescue centres as well as the increase in abandonment of lockdown pets has left animal shelters in an extremely difficult position.<\/p>\n<p>The Dog&#8217;s Trust says that up to 40,000 stray and abandoned dogs could need help due to the impact of Covid-19.<\/p>\n<p>Battersea is calling for the Government to do more to help struggling rescue centres and the animals they care for across the UK.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pet adoptions have gone up in Manchester and&nbsp;around the UK due to people working from home or being furloughed, with internet searches for \u201cbuy a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1388,"featured_media":5412,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4972,1],"tags":[4239,1240,3831,1947,1723,418],"class_list":["post-5414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-uncategorised","tag-abandoned","tag-animal-shelters","tag-lockdown","tag-manchester-dogs-trust","tag-pets","tag-rspca"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - 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