Cost-of-living crisis and pandemic created animal welfare crisis, says charity as cruelty cases climb 20% in a year.
By Jane Dalton
Dogs are being killed, poisoned, beaten and mutilated on a ‘massive scale’ – and attacks are rising, the RSPCA says.
Cases of deliberate harm to dogs, including improper and attempted killings, have increased by more than a quarter – 27% – in three years, which the charity thinks could be down to financial strains on owners.
Last year, the RSPCA received 9,776 re...
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