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Charity comes to aid of struggling pet owners

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Vincent
Published date10 August 2022
Calls to the animal welfare charity's helpline to give up animals have more than trebled in the first half of 2022 and inspectors have provided support to thousands of people and their animals struggling to cope

Now their new Pet Aid pilot will see regular deliveries of pet food commence this week to Hamilton District Foodbank, meaning Pet Aid is available to people in South Lanarkshire.

Scottish SPCA chief executive Kirsteen Campbell told the Wishaw Press: "Pet Aid will provide an invaluable service to people and pets feeling the full brunt of the cost-of-living crisis.

"This year, our inspectors have had to support pet owners in some horrendous situations. We're helping people who are not buying food for themselves so that they can feed their pet, who are calling our animal helpline in floods of tears because they feel they've let their animal down.

"Pet Aid is part of our wider commitment to early intervention when it comes to protecting animals. Wherever possible, we will act to stop a person feeling they have no choice but to give up their pet."

The Scottish SPCA has seen a rise in calls to give up the most commonly owned types of pets.

In the first six months of 2021, the charity received 194 calls to take in a dog from an owner. In the same period in 2022, this figure has risen by 261 per cent to 700.

Over the last three years, the Society have taken in a total...

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