ANIMAL TRAGIC AS 37K PETS RESCUED

HELPLINE FLOODED BY HARD-UP OWNERS

- BY MARY WRIGHT

THE Scottish SPCA rescued almost 40,000 animals last year - and in the same period the biggest single intake in its history.

The animal welfare charity took in 37,214 animals - an average of over 100 per day - in 2024, many of them suffering from abuse and neglect.

Last autumn it also experienced the “largest single intake” of animals since it was founded 185 years ago, with 216 puppies and dogs rescued across Scotland in just 10 days.

Some were just days old and many more were born in their care.