{"id":16341,"date":"2016-11-11T13:26:12","date_gmt":"2016-11-11T13:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=16341"},"modified":"2016-11-11T13:26:12","modified_gmt":"2016-11-11T13:26:12","slug":"rspca-cymru-love-animals-hate-cruelty-this-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/politics-social-justice\/rspca-cymru-love-animals-hate-cruelty-this-winter","title":{"rendered":"RSPCA Cymru: \u201cLove Animals, Hate Cruelty this winter.\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00a0A local animal charity is appealing for help after a surge in reported cases of animal cruelty last winter.<\/h2>\n<p>Animals lovers across Wales are being asked to renew their efforts to report cruelty and neglect over the winter period.<br \/>\nThe Welsh branch of the Royal Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals aims to buck the annual trend of increased cases of cruelty during the winter months.<br \/>\nThe charity is promoting its \u2018Love Animals, Hate Cruelty\u2019 campaign this week, asking the people of Wales \u2018Where\u2019s the love?\u2019 From October 2015 to January 2016 there were 2,987 calls to RSPCA Cymru about animals suffering due to neglect, involving 6,833 animals in total. 829 calls were received in January alone.<br \/>\nElaine Spence, RSPCA Chief Inspector for Cardiff said, \u201cThe fact that last winter in Wales we received nearly 3,000 calls from people reporting neglect to animals is shocking especially when you add that to all the other calls we receive at the same time about other welfare issues. It really hits home just what we are up against.\u201d<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16351\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16351\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/dog-dumped-in-newport-dec-2015.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16351\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/dog-dumped-in-newport-dec-2015.jpg\" alt=\"This dog was found dumped in Newport last year and had to be put to sleep shortly after\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/dog-dumped-in-newport-dec-2015.jpg 625w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/dog-dumped-in-newport-dec-2015-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/dog-dumped-in-newport-dec-2015-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16351\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16351\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/dog-dumped-in-newport-dec-2015.jpg\" alt=\"This dog was found dumped in Newport last year and had to be put to sleep shortly after\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/dog-dumped-in-newport-dec-2015.jpg 625w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/dog-dumped-in-newport-dec-2015-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/dog-dumped-in-newport-dec-2015-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> This dog was found dumped in Newport last year and had to be put to sleep shortly after. (RSPCA)<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nOne call last December involved a skeletally thin and sick dog dumped in Newport. The dog was found in a collapsed, weak state just days before Christmas. He had been tied to a bin with a heavy chain and once discovered was rushed to a vets.<br \/>\nRSPCA inspector Selina Chan said, \u201cThis poor dog was emaciated, and his eyes were closed due to thick green pus. He was unable to stand due to his poor health. Sadly on independent veterinary advice the dog was put to sleep. He was microchipped, but the details were out of date so we were unable to track down his owner.\u201d<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16352\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16352\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/rescue-dog-rspca-spaniel.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16352\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/rescue-dog-rspca-spaniel.jpg\" alt=\"This dog was rescued from a farm where he was being neglected. He now enjoys the love and care he deserves\" width=\"625\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/rescue-dog-rspca-spaniel.jpg 625w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/rescue-dog-rspca-spaniel-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/rescue-dog-rspca-spaniel-500x334.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16352\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16352\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/rescue-dog-rspca-spaniel.jpg\" alt=\"This dog was rescued from a farm where he was being neglected. He now enjoys the love and care he deserves\" width=\"625\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/rescue-dog-rspca-spaniel.jpg 625w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/rescue-dog-rspca-spaniel-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/rescue-dog-rspca-spaniel-500x334.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> RSPCA aims to help animals like this dog who was rescued from a farm where he was being neglected. Having been re-homed, he now enjoys the love and care he deserves. (Julian Eastoe)<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nThe RSPCA has asked anyone keen to help the support the winter \u2018Love Animals, Hate Cruelty\u2019 campaign, and to continue rescuing, rehabilitating and rehoming animals in desperate need of care, to visit:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rspca.org.uk\/getinvolved\/donate\/online\">https:\/\/www.rspca.org.uk\/getinvolved\/donate\/online<\/a><br \/>\nAnyone who would like to report cruelty or finds an animal in distress, can contact RSPCA Cymru on 0300 1234 999. Calls are confidential.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Welsh branch of the Royal Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals aims to buck the annual trend of increased animals neglect through the winter months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":372,"featured_media":16355,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-16341","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics-social-justice"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\u201cLove Animals, Hate Cruelty this winter.\u201d<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" 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