{"id":40763,"date":"2024-10-01T16:57:27","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T14:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/776f5919-27ea-4460-82f0-880c78793a41"},"modified":"2024-10-01T18:26:40","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T16:26:40","slug":"animal-crisis-deepens-as-shelters-continue-to-overflow-with-42-more-pets-arriving-than-leaving","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/rss_feed\/animal-crisis-deepens-as-shelters-continue-to-overflow-with-42-more-pets-arriving-than-leaving\/","title":{"rendered":"Animal crisis deepens as shelters continue to overflow – with 42% more pets arriving than leaving"},"content":{"rendered":"

New rehoming crisis as RSPCA animal intake now 42% higher than adoptions <\/p>

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Published: Tuesday, 01 October 2024 at 14:57 PM<\/p>

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The RSPCA is facing a significant challenge as it struggles to find homes for an increasing number of animals in need.<\/strong> <\/p>

Last year alone, the charity’s 14 re-homing centres and 135 independent branches managed to find homes for 28,208 animals. But that\u2019s far short of the 40,118 pets pouring into its shelters across England and Wales. And this has been a pattern that has been seen across many animal rescue centres during 2024.<\/a><\/p>

As a result thousands of dogs, cats, and other pets are now stuck in limbo, waiting in emergency boarding as the charity struggles to cope.<\/p>

And the situation is only getting worse. In 2022, the RSPCA saw 37,910 animals taken in \u2013 39% more than were adopted \u2013 but 2023 has seen that gap widen even further.<\/p>

Now, the charity is calling on animal lovers to adopt from rescue centres instead of buying from breeders to help tackle this worsening crisis.<\/p>