Unwanted pets are being dumped in bags and boxes in the street by owners who are struggling to care for them amid the soaring cost of living pressures. One charity boss has even spoken about receiving death threats from people desperate for their animals to be taken away.
Helpless kittens and rabbits are among the animals that are being welcomed into the care of charity Changing Lives, in Carrington. But, rising vet bills and the day to day costs of looking after them now means the charity is having to scramble to find between £7,000 and £15,000 every month - with no government support.
Founder Nicole McGawley, 24, first set up the charity amid the Covid-19 pandemic, after seeing heartbreaking videos of young kittens being abused circulating on social media. What started out as a few crates in a stable at a farm soon grew into something more.
