Pets Abandoned as Owners go on Holiday

It is hard to believe but this is actually happening, that the pets that share your life and are part of the family get abandoned for the duration of the family holiday. Surely this is something that is the work of fiction? Regrettably not.

The Flintshire Leader carried the following headline yesterday (7th August 2012)

SELFISH pet owners in Flintshire are disowning their animals to go off on holiday.

They reported how Rescue centres have reported people pretending their own pets are strays to avoid boarding bills.

Capricorn Animal Rescue said: “It’s holiday season and people are dumping their animals instead of putting them into board because it’s just another expense to add to their trip. Some people are bringing them in as found strays hoping to pick them up after their holiday so they don’t have to pay for kennels or catteries. It’s unbelievable.”

Here at North Clwyd Animal Rescue in Holywell, Nicky Owen told the paper: “A lot of people call us and say they can’t cope with their animals so they go on a waiting list to come in to us. It’s about a three-month wait at the moment. But then we find the animals come in as strays then a few weeks later the same people come back and say, ‘Oh, you’ve found our dog, it ran away before we went on holiday.’ The lack of responsibility is unbelievable.”

The RSPCA website clearly states that: “It is a criminal offence to leave any animal without making proper arrangements for their welfare.”

They also carried the story of poor Carla, who incidentally is doing well

Clearly Carla was not abandoned because someone went on holiday, unless it was a round the world cruise, she was the subject of prolonged neglect.

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