THE RPSCA has warned it is on “high alert” for a potential surge in abandoned pets in Wales.
Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic there has been a large increase in pet ownership enquiries.
However, as the reality of pet ownership hits those who adopted a lockdown pet, the animal charity has warned the end of the pandemic could be the “perfect storm” for abandonments.
Dr Samantha Gaines from the RSPCA’s companion animal welfare department said: “There’s been a huge surge in pet ownership enquiries during Covid-19 restrictions. Many pets will have found their perfect forever homes during the last month – and that’s something to really celebrate.
“However, tragically, abandoned animals is something frontline RSPCA officers have always dealt with in significant numbers – and we fear the combination of a surge in spur-of-the-moment pet ownership during the pandemic, the change in people’s circumstances as some normality continues to return, and the economic impacts of the pandemic, could all be a ‘perfect storm’ for more abandonments.
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