As the rising cost of living puts immense financial pressures on households across the UK, a record number of pets are being abandoned on the streets and in rescue centres. According to the RSPCA, the number of animals being dumped is rapidly rising with a 17 percent increase from 2020 to 2021 and a 24 percent increase in 2022.
The animal charity's frontline team discovered five newborn puppies left to die on a front doorstep in Morden, South London, on Sunday. Heartbreaking photos show the young litter huddling together in a blanket to keep warm. It is estimated three of the dogs are around five weeks old, and the littlest two pups just days old.
