Ohhh this is new and a little scary! I have been meaning to get round to setting up a blog for months and here I am after making it a new yrs resolution!
I am a press officer for the RSPCA so my blog will keep you updated about life here at the RSPCA national press office and the stories which are making the news at the moment!
Today, we're getting a lot of media interest about the festive crisis a lot of our animal centres are facing. We have seen a rise in the number of pets abandoned over the festive season and some of our wildlife centres are looking after more animals than ever before as the cold weather delays their re-release back into the wild. Our wildlife centres do not keep the animals in captivity and are re-released after being nursed back to health.
I am really pleased that the media have been interested in this story - it was covered in today's Daily Mail ... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1344384/RSPCA-swamped-record-number-pets-dumped-festivities.html and the Express http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/221374/Scandalous-toll-of-pets-dumped-for-Christmas as well as the Mirror and The Sun. Thank you journalists!!
Look out for a piece on Daybreak tomorrow morning too!
J xxx
Great coverage Jude, and good to spread the word of the RSPCA's hard work. It's so worrying that more animals are being abandoned. It's difficult to know why this is happening - is it the cold weather, financial problems or a mixture of both? Or just one of those things?
ReplyDeleteThe vet situation seems to be dropping off a cliff as well, unfortunately.
ReplyDeleteIn many parts of the country someone on benefits doesn't have any realistic prospect of being able to pay for even comparatively minor treatment. A few years ago most vets would have been willing to go along with the local RSPCA branch covering the consult fee and the owner paying 10-20 pounds on top. Nowadays that may not even get the animal seen, let alone treated.
Hey Jude, please have a look at this. http://www.petitiononline.com/sl190510/petition.html
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