Stephen Price
Some of Wales’ largest stars have lent their voices to a brand new marketing campaign video to encourage the Welsh public to think about adopting dogs as a substitute of buying them from breeders.
With visitor voices from Charlotte Church, Sam Warburton, Wynne Evans, Matt Pritchard, Rhys from GLC, Jess Davies, Katie Owen & Jonny Owen, the playful video options dogs at the moment available from Cardiff Dogs’ Home, supported by the Rescue Hotel.
Dog lovers
The Rescue Hotel isn’t any stranger to celeb assist. Dog lover, Sam Warburton is an Ambassador for the Cardiff dog rescue centrealongside TV presenter Lucy Owen, singer and actress Lucie Jones and DJ Katie Owen.
Despite its heartwarming tone, the video conveys some sobering statistics, together with the truth that the shelter took in 659 dogs final 12 months alone – with 455 of these being strays.
The shelter depends on donations from the general public to feed over 40 dogs every day – including as much as over 4 tonnes of meals per 12 months. And with the cost of dwelling hitting meals and vitality prices, and sadly resulting in a rise in pet abandonment, the charity wants all of the assist, each celeb and supporter, alike.
As effectively because the shelter’s dogs, the video additionally shines a lightweight on the work of the Rescue Hotel’s many volunteers who assist clear, walk and look after the dogs who’re in determined want of affection and affection as a lot as their very basic wants.
Staggering prices
Another ignored cost for the shelter, which the video makes clear, is the staggering cost of veterinary remedy.
Unfortunately, many dogs which can be deserted are relinquished to the shelter because of the dogs’ house owners being unable to afford vet remedy. Often, remedy runs into 1000’s of kilos, and sadly the shelter is left to choose up the invoice.
In 2023, the shelter paid for over 3,000 procedures – all of which have been solely made potential via the assist of donors.
Cardiff Dogs Home isn’t alone with the impacts of a steep rise in canine abandonment. The variety of undesirable household pets being deserted is hovering, in accordance with the RSPCA which says it confronted a “winter crisis”.
RSPCA Cymru says incidents of animal abandonments at the moment are at a three-year excessive – in October 2023 there have been 1,800 incidents of abandonment reported throughout England and Wales, a 48.1% improve on October 2020 (1,215).
Watch the video above or via this link and see in case you can recognise any of the well-known Welsh narrators.
Find out extra about Cardiff Dogs Home and the dogs at the moment available for rehoming right here.
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