A dog welfare charity in south Wales has launched an urgent appeal before it has no choice but to make some heart-breaking decisions. It comes as Hope Rescue is struggling to support and fund the dramatic increase of stray and abandoned dogs.
Post-Covid and due to the cost-of-living crisis, the charity has received a number of unclaimed dogs from Blaenau Gwent, Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Bridgend and the Vale with complex medical conditions, which have left their kennels full and funds stretched.
With their own kennels at capacity, Hope Rescue have to use private boarding kennels as a temporary solution until space becomes available, or their dogs are adopted or taken to foster homes by volunteers. The charity is now calling on its supporters to help.