As the cost of living crisis continues to bite, it is set to spell heartache for one disabled Scot. Devastated John O'Hare is being forced to give up his beloved pet amid rising bills.
John is currently having to fund a new home for his pet tortoise Pat- after rising fuel bills saw him rack up gas and electricity arrears of £2,250. John cannot afford the ultra-violet and infra-red lighting needed to care for the Egyptian Tortoises tank.
He is being forced to find a payment plan to settle the demands which will have to come off his benefits. If he turned off the lamps, however, his beloved pet of eight years would die, having been bred for the desert.
