{"id":213496,"date":"2023-08-25T19:30:55","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T19:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/?p=213496"},"modified":"2023-08-25T19:30:55","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T19:30:55","slug":"dog-cruelty-is-on-the-rise-and-on-a-massive-scale-the-rscpa-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/world-news\/dog-cruelty-is-on-the-rise-and-on-a-massive-scale-the-rscpa-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Dog cruelty is on the rise and on a &apos;massive scale&apos;, the RSCPA says"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Dog cruelty is on the rise as killings, poisonings and mutilations are happening on a &#8216;massive scale&#8217;, the RSCPA says<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span>In 2022, there were 9,766 reports\u00a0of dog cruelty made to the RSPCA &#8211; up by 27%<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Intentional harm to dogs, including improper and attempted killings, poisonings, beatings and mutilations, is happening on a &#8216;massive scale&#8217; and has risen since the coronavirus pandemic, the RSPCA has said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, there were 9,776 reports of dog cruelty made to the charity, compared with 8,176 in 2021 and 7,691 in 2020, a rise of 27 per cent in three years, which experts suggest could be due to rising financial strain on families.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dermot Murphy, of the RSPCA, said: &#8216;Dogs are the most abused animal in this country and we investigate more complaints about them than any other type of animal &#8211; 27 dogs a day are cruelly treated &#8211; one every hour.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In November 2021, puppy Terry was left with life-threatening head injuries after his then owner beat him to the point he collapsed and was unresponsive.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A member of the public rushed the whippet to Hull PDSA Pet Hospital, where staff believed he was already dead until they noticed light breathing and saved his life.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/24\/23\/74701055-12443231-In_2022_there_were_9_776_reports_of_dog_cruelty_made_to_the_char-a-3_1692917423327.jpg\" height=\"885\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>In 2022, there were 9,776 reports of dog cruelty made to the charity, compared with 8,176 in 2021 and 7,691 in 2020, a rise of 27 per cent in three years. (Pictured: Puppy Terry was left with life-threatening head injuries after his then owner beat him to the point he collapsed and was unresponsive)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/24\/23\/74701247-12443231-Horrifying_video_from_2019_shows_dogs_so_starved_that_they_ate_t-a-2_1692917423323.jpg\" height=\"785\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A horrifying video from 2019 shows dogs so starved that they ate their own faeces &#8211;\u00a0but still had to wait 18 months to be rescued<\/p>\n<p>Terry returned to full health and was later adopted by vet nurse Rachel Coombes, who was on-shift and helped to treat him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ms Coombes, 42, said: &#8216;I just felt a connection as soon as he was brought in as he was in such a state we actually thought initially he hadn&#8217;t made it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Then when we spotted gentle breathing I did say &#8216;if he survives this I am going to give him a home&#8217;, which is exactly what I did.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The RSPCA said cases of cruelty typically rise in the summer, with 35 beatings reported a day in August 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mr Murphy added: &#8216;Right now, animal cruelty is happening in England and Wales on a massive scale and rising.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It is heartbreaking that we are seeing such sad figures which show animal cruelty is, very sadly, on the rise.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;While we don&#8217;t know for certain why there has been an increase, the cost-of-living crisis and the post-pandemic world we live in has created an animal welfare crisis.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12443231\/Dog-cruelty-rise-killings-poisonings-mutilations-happening-massive-scale-RSCPA-says.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dog cruelty is on the rise as killings, poisonings and mutilations are happening on a &#8216;massive scale&#8217;, the RSCPA says In 2022, there were 9,766 reports\u00a0of dog cruelty made to the RSPCA &#8211; 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