Scottish SPCA urges public to be there for animals after busiest year ever

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The Scottish SPCA has launched a new fundraising campaign after experiencing its busiest year ever in 2021.Scotland’s animal welfare charity has experienced unprecedented levels of demand on its services after responding to an average of over 235 reports of animals in need every single day in 2021.The charity, with a rescue and rehoming centre in Hamilton, has also experienced an increase in average days in care for all types of animals due to the impact of COVID-19 on animal cruelty prosecutions, meaning many of its nine rescue centres have been at capacity.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android Many of those calls are due to the public’s increasing appetite for lockdown pups stretching the Society’s resources as they fight to tackle the barbaric puppy trade, with over 200 puppies seized from low-welfare breeders since the beginning of 2020.They have also seen an increase in calls from owners who are struggling to afford veterinary care and those struggling to cope with the behavioural issues animals purchased during lockdown now have.The Scottish SPCA does not put healthy animals to sleep, so animals who come in to the centres with challenging behavioural or medical problems can be with them for months or even years while the team rehabilitate and care for them until the animal is ready to be rehomed