A Lancashire animal sanctuary is facing imminent closure due to successive lockdowns and a lack of funding.
Hugo’s Small Animal Rescue and Sanctuary in Staining, near Blackpool, has said it may have to euthanise some of its animals if funding is not secured by next month.
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Bailey Lister, founder of the sanctuary said: “I opened the sanctuary in 2018 and over the last nine months we rapidly expanded so we’ve moved into a bigger premise. In total, we have 87 animals, our running costs are £400 per month and vet bills an additional £700 per month.
“Due to some of the animals having behavioural and medical issues, it’s not just as simple as finding them a new home or a new sanctuary.
“We have crows that are blind or can’t fly and birds of prey that have bonded to our staff so if we took them away, it would really affect them mentally.
“That’s why if we close down, then we may have to euthanise these animals and that’s obviously not something we even want to consider as an option.”
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