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Nyibol Gatluak

Pet owners forced to surrender animals to gain housing

The number of pets surrendered due to owners moving has jumped since 2021, the Lost Dogs' Home says. (Dan Peled/AAP PHOTOS)

More pet owners are being forced to surrender their animals to secure a rental as competition for housing in Victoria intensifies.

Despite changes to the state's laws in 2020 giving tenants the right to own an animal, Melbourne's Lost Dogs' Home has revealed the number of pets surrendered due to '"moving/no pets allowed" has jumped 47 per cent since 2021.

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