‘We are begging’ — Dogs Trust fears abandonment disaster as a whole lot of pets surrendered in simply 1 month

An animal rescue is warning of a pet abandonment disaster as they proceed to obtain an enormous variety of give up requests from pet house owners throughout Ireland. 

It comes as Dogs Trust Ireland (DTI) has reportedly acquired 412 requests since Christmas Day from members of the general public searching for to give up their dogs. 

According to the rescue, the determine follows on from the three,968 requests acquired final 12 months, the best quantity seen since opening their doorways in 2009. 

If the variety of requests continues on the identical charge each month of 2024, the file determine seen in 2023 might be damaged once more. 

According to DTI, the commonest causes for eager to give up a canine are house owners not having sufficient time, lodging points and exhibiting undesirable behaviours. 

As shelters throughout the nation are struggling to deal with the amount of dogs needing assist, instances of abandonment are being seen extra continuously. 

That’s in response to the Assistant Manager at DTI, Sandra Ruddell, who recalled a recent incident the place a member of the general public discovered two emaciated Pitbull crossbreed puppies discovered at a bathroom in Donadea, Co Kildare. 

She stated, “The sight of those two, defenceless little pups with their bones protruding broke my coronary heart. We know there may be little or no rescue area available in the meanwhile by the sheer quantity of dogs we’re being requested to soak up, however we’re begging folks to not abandon their dogs, particularly young puppies who’ve little or no probability of survival if not found shortly.” 

PR and Communications Manager at DTI, Corina Fitzsimons, stated, “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 in such a means, it’s clear that of their quick 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. However, we’re glad these two pups are with us now, so we are able to nurse them again to well being till they’re able to be adopted.” 

DTI reportedly discovered loving houses for over 1,000 dogs in 2023, nevertheless as a result of “stretched sources” they’re appealing to the public for help to proceed their mission.