{"id":69826,"date":"2022-12-19T13:04:40","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T13:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=69826"},"modified":"2022-12-19T13:04:43","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T13:04:43","slug":"owners-forced-to-give-up-pets-as-soaring-living-costs-hit-wales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2022\/12\/19\/owners-forced-to-give-up-pets-as-soaring-living-costs-hit-wales\/","title":{"rendered":"Owners forced to give up pets as soaring living costs hit Wales"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One animal charity took 199 calls in a month from owners asking to surrender their dog<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

DURING the Covid-19 lockdowns, 3.2 million people in the UK bought a pet into their home, according to the Pet Food Manufacturers\u2019 Association<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But pet owners around the UK are now facing the repercussions of this, as rising food and insurance prices have left some owners with no choice but to abandon their pets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For animal shelters in Wales, this has led to an 80% increase in calls asking for help, whilst animal adoptions have gone down by a third and the number of donations are at an all-time low.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What’s happening inside Wales’ high street pet shops?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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