Ways to save money on pet care as costs keep rising

For anyone with a pet, you'll know how much happiness they can bring to your life.

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Pets are part of the family - which is why, as someone who shares their life with a companion animal, it's been so hard to hear about the thousands of people having to give up their pets because of the cost of living crisis, writes Daniel Allen, animal geographer at Keele University.

Alongside rising energy prices, interest rates, rents and mortgages, the cost of caring for a dog has almost doubled since 2019. According to Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, the average figure is now around £2,000 a year-the price of pet food, healthcare and insurance have all gone up.