Surge in abandoned pets due to cost of living crisis
The Independent|January 29, 2023
The cost of living crisis is forcing increasing numbers of owners to hand over their pets to charities and rescue organisations as food bills and vets' fees rise.
JANE DALTON
Surge in abandoned pets due to cost of living crisis

Older people and middle-income earners are the largest groups giving up their cats, The Independent can reveal.

Caseloads at both Dogs Trust and Cats Protection are at record levels, while RSPCA officers are dealing with 25 per cent more abandonments year on year. And it comes as struggling owners are being encouraged to use pet food banks to feed their animals as costs become prohibitively high for many people.

Cats Protection says it experienced a 90 per cent increase in older people passing on their cats in 2022 compared with the year before. Some 400 older owners asked Cats Protection to take on their cat, exacerbating waiting lists of animals needing rehoming.

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