{"id":61377,"date":"2021-01-22T14:55:22","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T14:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=61377"},"modified":"2021-12-16T19:27:11","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T19:27:11","slug":"dog-shelters-struggling-over-lockdown-study-reveals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/dog-shelters-struggling-over-lockdown-study-reveals","title":{"rendered":"Welsh rugby star helps a local dog shelter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Cardiff dogs home is organising a fundraiser with the help of a former rugby player to improve their facilities. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/team-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/team-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/team-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/team-770x432.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/team-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/team.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/team-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/team-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/team-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/team-770x432.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/team-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/team.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Sam Warburton and the team of volunteers at Cardiff Dogs Home (Photo by the Rescue Hotel).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A Welsh rugby star is organising a fundraiser to help a local dog shelter get new kennels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sam Warburton is a 32-year-old former international rugby union player. He started the fundraiser in January to help improve the facilities at Cardiff Dogs Home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy family have had two dogs from the home,\u201d he says on the fundraiser\u2019s page. \u201cThe happiness that they have brought us was unbelievable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe dogs at the home all deserve a really good life. I want to help play a part in that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/puppy-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"61468\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?attachment_id=61468\" class=\"wp-image-61468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/puppy-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/puppy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/puppy-100x100.jpg 100w, 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/ill-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/ill-770x770.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/ill-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/ill-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/ill-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/ill-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/ill.jpg 1201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/ill-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"61470\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?attachment_id=61470\" class=\"wp-image-61470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/ill-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/ill-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/ill-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/ill-770x770.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/ill-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/ill-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/ill-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/ill-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/ill.jpg 1201w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Cardiff Dogs Home can take in up to 1000 dogs each year (Photos by Daniel Tuttle and Deric Yu).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Cardiff Dogs Home is organising <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justgiving.com\/campaign\/therescuehotel\">a fundraiser<\/a>, with the help of Welsh former rugby star, to improve their facilities. Built in the 1990\u2019s, the shelter hasn\u2019t changed its kennels since, resulting in privacy and draining issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A volunteer at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cardiffdogshome.co.uk\/\">Cardiff Dogs Home<\/a> said, &#8220;we hope that by fundraising for these improvements, a better facility can be provided for the dogs and visitors for many years to come.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/kennels-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/kennels-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/kennels-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/kennels-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/kennels-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/kennels.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/kennels-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/kennels-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/kennels-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/kennels-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/kennels-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/kennels.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>The kennels in Cardiff Dogs Home have drainage issues that need to be fixed (Photo by Cardiff Dogs Home).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.battersea.org.uk\/about-us\/news\/how-has-covid-19-affected-animal-rescue-sector\">In a study<\/a> released at the end of December, Battersea has highlighted the worrying impact of the pandemic on dog shelters around the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe pandemic has impacted on 95% of [the UK\u2019s and Ireland\u2019s dog and cat rescue sector],\u201d says the study. \u201cFurthermore, 56% of those responding suffered a drop of over half their income, while 22% reported that they did not know how long their funds would last.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though more dogs are being adopted, experts are scared for the welfare of the pets. According to police reports, domestic violence has drastically increased since the start pandemic. Research also shows a clear link between domestic violence and animal abuse.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Owners are also less likely to bring their pets to the veterinarian due to health concerns over leaving their house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/dogs-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"61452\" class=\"wp-image-61452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/dogs-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/dogs-300x169.jpg 300w, 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/dogs-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/dogs.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/rescue-2-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"61479\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/rescue-2.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?attachment_id=61479\" class=\"wp-image-61479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/rescue-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/rescue-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/rescue-2-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/rescue-2-770x770.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/rescue-2-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/rescue-2-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/rescue-2-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/rescue-2-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/rescue-2.jpg 1201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/rescue-2-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"61479\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/rescue-2.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?attachment_id=61479\" class=\"wp-image-61479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/rescue-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/rescue-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/rescue-2-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/rescue-2-770x770.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/rescue-2-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/rescue-2-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/rescue-2-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/rescue-2-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/rescue-2.jpg 1201w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Small cages offer little privacy to dogs in shelters, and causes a lot of stress (Photos by Sasha Sashina and Margarita Kosior)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A<a href=\"https:\/\/www.battersea.org.uk\/about-us\/news\/battersea-research-reveals-imminent-animal-welfare-crisis-lockdown-pets\"> report<\/a> by Battersea says, \u201cthe UK as a whole is likely to see an increase of up to 27% more dogs being abandoned or left to stray in the next five years\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lockdown loneliness has lead to an increase in adoptions, with people adopting pets without being able to properly support them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMore and more of dogs bought over lockdown were bought for the wrong reason,\u201d says Amanda, who has donated. She also observed the same pattern with horses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere is sure to be an influx in abandoned cases when things start to get back to normal. People who were working from home start to go back to work, and realize they can no longer care for a dog.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/adopted-dog-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/adopted-dog-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/adopted-dog-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/adopted-dog-2-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/adopted-dog-2-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/adopted-dog-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/adopted-dog-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/adopted-dog-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/adopted-dog-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/adopted-dog-2-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/adopted-dog-2-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/adopted-dog-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>&#8220;Dogs can thrive in the right environment&#8221; (Photo by Rhiannon Elliott).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTo be honest, I absolutely love dogs,\u201d&nbsp; says Kay, who donated to the campaign and bought a 2021 calendar and hat from the<a href=\"https:\/\/store.therescuehotel.com\/basket\/\"> Rescue Hotel\u2019s store<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s essential that we support dog rescues, however small or large the support is.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How a local dog rescue is raising money for new kennels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":606,"featured_media":61543,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[120,384,429],"coauthors":[780],"class_list":["post-61377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-culture","tag-charities","tag-pets","tag-rugby"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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