A dog had to be put to sleep after being abandoned and left in the snow. The elderly Staffordshire cross was found by a homeowner on December 17, according to the RSPCA
The dog was taken to vets and placed on a drip, but had to be put to sleep as her condition worsened. Deputy Chief Inspector Amy McIntosh said: “We suspect that this poor elderly dog may have been abandoned because her owners couldn’t afford to take her to a vet to have her humanely put to sleep.
“She was freezing cold as the temperatures had plummeted and was clearly in a very bad way. It was a very distressing sight to see an old dog - who presumably had once been a much-loved pet - suffering out in the cold like this.”
The RSPCA has seen a 73% increase in puppies being abandoned in a year. It is believed the cost of living crisis coupled with the expected financial pressures on pet owners during the festive season has led to this surge, reports LancsLive.
So far since the New Year, there have been 700 abandoned animals rescued by the charity.
