The Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home have seen the number of animals handed in to them soar in recent weeks as the cost of living crisis continues to worsen for people across the city.
A well-established charity set to celebrate its 140th anniversary, staff at the shelter told Edinburgh Live that a number of reasons have seen a huge rise in the number of people needing to give up their pets.
Caring for all kinds of dogs and cats from newborns to elderly animals, the shelter, based at Seafield, is not yet at full capacity, but have said things are "only going to get worse" in the coming months.
