An appeal has been launched to find "forever homes" for 19 gorgeous beagle dogs taken in from breeders all over the UK.
Many Tears Animal Rescue, a Carmarthenshire-based animal charity, rescues ex-breeding dogs and even those found on 'death row' in pounds, along with from owners who can no longer keep them.
The beagles in its care come in "all shapes and sizes", ranging from an adorable six-month-old, to an older eight-year-old still with a spring in their step, all hoping to find suitable loving homes. You can get more Welsh news and other story updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletters here.
The charity has recorded a rising trend of dog abandonment following the Covid pandemic and said it had worked "non-stop both financially and physically", but acknowledged being "drained" and how staff were never catching their tails as new dogs were rescued each and every week.
Based in Cefneithin, Llanelli, Many Tears Animal Rescue is no stranger to achieving the impossible, once being home to fifty-seven Labrador pups and the beautiful Bella, a terminal sausage dog who found a new home. The charity is a strong believer that every dog is capable of being loved. If you love dogs, you can read more stories about them by clicking here.
It has the support of faithful volunteers who work endlessly to readjust neglected dogs into loving home environments, and are now on the hunt for homes for their beagles, saying the pack animal suits homes that already have pet canines.
"Unfortunately, and I suppose fortunately, people have stopped wanting to get dogs. What we are finding is that breeders are cutting back because there isn't a market" said Sylvia Van Atta, owner of the charity. A beagle is a very easy breeder and popular one to cross breed, these ones we have rescued weren't wanted anymore and we want to give every dog a second opportunity in life, we are the stepping stones to their happiness."
Many of the dogs rescued are nervous and unfamiliar with human interaction, and often have health issues. The charity medically examines the canines and aims to readjust them into an adoption setting - with many volunteers often acting as a 'middleman house' helping the dog ease back into a home setting, often with dogs of their own.
"Sometimes people enquire at the centre about adopting a dog but people have to understand these are not ready made dogs, there needs to be a different level of effort to help these dogs and a beagle is very much a pack dog and would better suit copying another dog's behaviour. They will make lovely pets, they are all very sweet and some of them are friendly but understandably; some are scared. They come in all shapes and sizes" said Sylvia.
All of these lovable beagle dogs are available for adoption from Many Tears Animal Rescue, which you can find by clicking here.
"We try and do our jobs as best as we can, we have a lot of dogs looking for homes including these special beagles but it is hard. It just goes on and on at the moment and Covid still impacts our volunteers, we just seem to keep chasing our tails and are kept in an endless cycle," added Sylvia.
"A dog is not a library book, it isn't something you can just take it back when you are bored of it. We look into as many aspects of people's lives to make sure both they and the dog are happy so I don't want anyone to be offended, we want to make sure it's the right dog for the right home."
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