Animal welfare centres are witnessing an increase in pets being placed up for adoption due to the cost of living crisis as their owners become concerned about rising costs. The RSPCA Radcliffe Animal Centre said they are already seeing an increase and are concerned as their bills are rising.
A new report from the RSPCA highlighted that pet owners have become concerned about how they will afford costly operations or food for their pets as 78% say they feel this will impact their animals. A further seven out of ten expressed concern over the cost of care increases with a fifth worried about how they will afford to feed their pets.
Ella Carpenter is the Project manager of the Radcliffe on Trent RPSCA. She says that they are already witnessing an increase in the numbers of animals coming into the shelter. However, she says that the reasons are complex as to why and that they are seeing an end to the adoption boom that happened during Covid.
