More than 400 dogs have been handed into Ireland’s main canine charity since Christmas Day.
The determine follows almost 4,000 ‘surrender requests’ acquired by Dogs Trust Ireland final 12 months – the best quantity the charity has seen because it opened in 2009.
The most typical causes for wanting to surrender a canine are homeowners not having sufficient time, lodging points and dogs exhibiting undesirable behaviours.
However, Niamh Curran-Kelly of Dogs Trust stated: ‘We are seeing more and more cases of dogs being abandoned with extensive veterinary needs, and it has made us question if people cannot currently afford to look after their dogs?’
With shelters throughout the nation struggling to deal with the quantity of dogs they’re being requested to absorb and little or no area to take action, circumstances of abandonment are being seen extra often. The charity just lately took in two emaciated crossbreed pitbull puppies – who they named Winnie and Star – who had been discovered at a bathroom in Donadea, Co. Kildare, by a member of the general public.
Dogs Trust assistant supervisor Sandra Ruddell stated: ‘The sight of these two, defenceless little pups with their bones protruding broke my heart. We know there is very little rescue space available at the moment by the sheer volume of dogs we are being asked to take in, but we are begging people not to abandon their dogs, especially young puppies who have very little chance of survival if not discovered quickly.’
Dogs Trust’s Corina Fitzsimons added: ‘It’s extremely upsetting to see the rise in dogs being deserted, particularly young puppies.
‘While we don’t know what would drive somebody to desert them, it’s clear of their brief lives, they hadn’t acquired the love and care that every one puppies want. We are additionally nervous about their mum and if there have been some other pups within the litter.
‘We’re glad these two pups are with us now, so we will nurse them again to well being till they’re able to be adopted.’
While Dogs Trust stated it was delighted to have been capable of finding loving properties for 1,042 dogs in 2023, they concern that 2024 will carry much more challenges as their sources are stretched to the restrict. The charity is interesting to the general public to help them with donations. Dogs Trust’s new marketing campaign ‘Save the Next Dog’ was launched final 12 months to focus on the variety of dogs going through unsure futures.
Jack Russell terriers Tiny and Minnie, each round 11 years old, are two of the victims of the disaster after they had been thrown from a shifting automobile in Dublin. The dogs got here to Dogs Trust to proceed their rehabilitation after having their accidents handled by the Irish Blue Cross.
A litter of seven springer spaniel puppies, affected by sarcoptic mange, a extremely contagious situation, had been deserted on the gate to the charity’s rehoming centre.
