An animal well-being charity is appealing for help following 394 demands from the general public seeking to surrender their animals because Christmas Day.
Dogs Trust Ireland has actually seen an “worrying” 33% boost in the volume of dogs they are being asked to help, compared to the very same duration in 2015.
A lot of those seeking to surrender their dogs have actually mentioned absence of time, problem discovering animal friendly accommodation and dogs displaying undesirable behaviours as the factors for taking the action.
The charity exposed that a lot of the dogs they are being asked to help with include post-pandemic puppies and those who were raised throughout Covid-19 lockdowns. Those raised throughout the pandemic need additional behavioural assistance and care due to being more unsocialised compared to other dogs,
Dogs Trust Ireland head of interactions Ciara Byrne stated: “We are taking in more and more dogs with behavioural issues who then spend more time with us as our dedicated team works with them, to get them to a stage where they can be adopted. We are thankful that so many people contact us for help and advice about their dog and don’t resort to abandoning them.
“We try to help where we can, from our online dog school training classes, to advice available on our website, our aim is to keep as many dogs as possible, happy in their existing homes.”
One-year-old Collie cross sis, Serena and Venus are simply 2 examples of the intensifying dog crisis in Ireland.
Both dogs were pregnant when they gave up to Dogs Rely on December. The charity has actually because discovered houses for their puppies, leaving Serena and Venus on the hunt to discover their permanently houses.
As they are unsocialised and not utilized to walking on a lead or the noises of traffic, they require a peaceful home where they can “gradually come out of their shells”.
Discussing dogs in their care, local rehoming supervisor Eimear Cassidy stated: “Sadly, we are struggling to rehome medium to large sized dogs, especially those who are nervous or worried, as they need quite specific homes.
“We are appealing to people who work from home or are at home a lot of the day, live in quieter areas, don’t have children under 16 and who are willing to give a dog a few months to settle in, to please contact us.
“We understand that people have preferences for certain breeds, but it breaks our hearts to see so many of our beautiful, bigger dogs being overlooked while the smaller dogs are generally quickly adopted,” she included.
