THE RSPCA has launched its annual Adoptober campaign encouraging prospective pet owners in Bradford to consider giving a rescued animal a new home.

The animal welfare charity has released new figures that show nationally (across England and Wales) rehoming has dropped eight per cent, while animal intake is up 8.4 per cent year-on-year. In West Yorkshire, the total number of animals rehomed increased slightly by 0.5 per cent from 714 in 2020 to 717 in 2021, bucking the trend seen in most other counties.

The RSPCA’s annual Adoptober rehoming drive has kicked off today and will run throughout October, promoting adoption and highlighting the many animals the charity has waiting to find their perfect match.

The charity fears that the cost of living crisis means more animals are coming into its care while less people are considering taking on a new pet.

Releasing new figures today, the RSPCA has highlighted a potential animal rescue crisis as more animals come into care, stay in rescue centres for longer, with less people coming forward to adopt.

In 2021, the RSPCA’s network of centres and branches rehomed 26,945 animals; an eight per cent drop compared to the previous year when 29,358 animals were rehomed, despite the Covid pandemic affecting the way in which charities across the nation could rehome.

 

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