A Sheffield cat shelter has actually cautioned of the abuse experienced by lots of animals offered online.
By Zoe Head-Thomas
Published 12th Dec 2022, 10:57 BST
The caution began the 24th International Animal Rights Day last weekend, which intends to raise awareness of animal mistreatment, abuse and desertion.
Nick Holland, of Sheffield Cats Shelter, said: “People sell animals on online sites, especially dogs. They are raised in extremely poor conditions on puppy farms to then be sold at a profit.”
He said lots of animals suffer kinds of abuse, however dogs are more vulnerable to maltreatment.
“They have behavioural issues as they never learnt better,” he said. “This leads to families buying dogs and other pets from unverified owners, and it often ends in abandonment down the line.”
International Animal Rights Day began in Sheffield in 1998. Uncaged Campaigns made it a calendar occasion in their battle versus animal screening.
Mr Holland said occasions like International Animal Rights Day are a good chance to raise animal well-being problems.
He revealed a cat called Sadie was just recently abandoned in Sheffield.
“She was found by a dogwalker in a woodland. She was abandoned in her box and left in the middle of nowhere. She was extremely underweight, hungry, and was covered in urine.”
His shelter invites cats of any ages, however rescue centres around the nation are at capability, he said.
“With the cost-of-living crisis, people are having to make decisions as to what they can afford. Sadly, a large number have no choice but to give up their beloved pets,” he included.
“In the lead up to Christmas, we expect the yearly increase in abandonment. It’s usually the time of year in which numbers go up.”
