General Article Dogs being killed, poisoned, beaten, and mutilated on massive scale, says RSPCA

Topic Selected: Animal Rights Book Volume: 445

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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