China News Service, August 7 (Xinhua) According to a report by Sky News on the 6th local time, the British welfare charity said that as the cost of living crisis intensified, pet owners were increasingly unable to afford their pets.

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  The Dogs Trust said it had received a record number of pet "handover" calls.

The trust said it had received calls from 15,000 dog owners in 2022 asking about the process of giving up their dogs so they could be re-adopted.

This figure is the highest since the charity's contact centre was established in 2014.

  In addition, the RSPCA also said that the number of rabbits, cats and dogs received in 2022 is higher than last year.

  Owen Sharp, chief executive of the Dog Trust, said they also received a call from a woman who was "distraught because she felt she had no choice but to give up the family dog ​​and she was faced with the choice of getting a dog. or her child."

  The RSPCA has warned that the UK is "on the brink of an animal welfare crisis", especially for low-income households, due to the rise in pet ownership during the Covid-19 pandemic and the ensuing cost of living crisis.

  UK veterinary charity PDSA estimates the cost of a dog to be between £50 and £80 a month.

But over the dog's lifetime, this costs a total of £25,000 to £30,000.