{"id":31063,"date":"2023-02-03T14:52:01","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T14:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/?p=31063"},"modified":"2023-02-03T14:52:25","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T14:52:25","slug":"lewis-capaldi-lends-his-spotlight-to-cardiffs-abandoned-dog-breeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/lewis-capaldi-lends-his-spotlight-to-cardiffs-abandoned-dog-breeds\/","title":{"rendered":"Lewis Capaldi lends his spotlight to Cardiff&#8217;s abandoned dog breeds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The international pop star visited Cardiff Dogs Home while on tour in the city<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WHEN pop star Lewis Capaldi dropped in on Cardiff Dogs Home the charity were very clear about which pup starts they wanted him to pose with. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> French Bulldogs, Phoebe and Fleur were picked to highlight the type of unhealthy breeds that the home is seeing more of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/02\/French-bulldog-705x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31118\" width=\"275\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/02\/French-bulldog-705x1024.jpg 705w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/02\/French-bulldog-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/02\/French-bulldog-293x425.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/02\/French-bulldog.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/02\/French-bulldog-705x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31118\" width=\"275\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/02\/French-bulldog-705x1024.jpg 705w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/02\/French-bulldog-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/02\/French-bulldog-293x425.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/02\/French-bulldog.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Flur the French Bulldog<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The home &#8211; and its fund-raising arm Cardiff Dogs Hotel &#8211; has seen an increase in breeds with health conditions, particularly the more flat-faced dogs. The charity wanted to use the signer&#8217;s international profile to let their flat-faced friends enjoy a moment in the spotlight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A volunteer at the charity said the cost of living crisis is one of the the main reason for these breeds being abandoned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;What we wanted to do is take the breeds that we see the most and we wanted to try and promote those breeds,&#8221; said Kitty Bax, a volunteer at the charity.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;A lot of people are struggling with their dogs. It&#8217;s been a bit of a dire situation for the rescue industry at the moment because everyone is really overwhelmed.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The more flat-faced breeds often require surgery because of breathing problems, an expense that many people now can&#8217;t afford. The current priority of the charity is to fundraise for these surgeries and new kennels, something that Capaldi was able to bring attention to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;He was straight on it, as soon as he was in the room with the dogs he was posting on Instagram which is what we were kind of hoping for,&#8221; said Kitty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When asked if Capaldi took a furry friend home with him, the volunteer said sadly not: &#8220;I tried, I asked him if he wanted one, but I think he&#8217;s a bit busy on tour at the moment, but he was really interested in getting to know them.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/02\/IMG_6157-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31117\" width=\"395\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/02\/IMG_6157-1.jpg 744w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/02\/IMG_6157-1-270x300.jpg 270w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/02\/IMG_6157-1-293x325.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/02\/IMG_6157-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31117\" width=\"395\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/02\/IMG_6157-1.jpg 744w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/02\/IMG_6157-1-270x300.jpg 270w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/02\/IMG_6157-1-293x325.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Denzel the Dobermann<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For information regarding dogs that need rehoming visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cardiffdogshome.co.uk\/give-a-dog-a-home\/dogs-available-for-rehoming\/\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The international pop star visited Cardiff Dogs Home while on tour in the city <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":947,"featured_media":31111,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[1038,4,233],"coauthors":[904],"class_list":["post-31063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-cardiff-dogs-home","tag-charity","tag-pets"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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