A DONEGAL dog charity has actually said they remain in crisis as they have actually reached capability and unlike throughout covid, there is no need to adopt dogs in the county.
Doreen Russell from Donegal Rescue Dogs informed the Donegal News that they have actually come to a dead stop; they cannot take in any undesirable dogs at present due to the fact that their 3 facilities are complete.
The charity is interesting the general public to think about sterilizing their dogs to take on the increase in undesirable puppies which are being gave up or discarded.
Usually at this time of year it is undesirable ‘Christmas puppies’ that are filling the kennels of charities throughout the nation. But Ms Russell described that is not the case any longer which rather the charity is swamped with ‘covid dogs’.
She went on to describe that individuals who purchased brand-new dogs throughout lockdown are now choosing they no longer desire them, so they’re being gave up to the shelter.
“During covid you couldn’t get a puppy, now we have gone to the other extreme and nobody wants a dog,” she described.
Ms Russell highlighted that the increasing cost of living has actually had a knock on impact on adoptions, individuals wish to adopt however sadly “nobody can really afford a dog anymore”.
Vaccines, veterinarian expenses and micro cracking are the more apparent costs connected with owning a dog, however the essentials have actually likewise increased, Ms Russell utilized the example of dog food, which she said has actually now doubled in rate.
Another concern Ms Russell highlighted was the absence of family pet friendly homes in Donegal, as numerous proprietors in the county do decline dogs.
This is then intensified by the total absence of rental accommodation throughout the county; family pet owners who require to move then have actually restricted choices and are delegated make the tough choice to surrender their dogs.
Donegal Rescue Dogs have actually likewise begun a page on Facebook called ‘Dogs for rehoming via the public’, where individuals can publish images of dogs to be rehomed rather of surrendering them to the charity, their objective was to take pressure off their service.
“We are here to help the dogs but unfortunately no rescue could physically rescue every dog because there’s so many of them and no demand to adopt them,” said Ms Russell.
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Posted: 10:13 am February 2, 2023
