Dogs being killed, poisoned, beaten, and mutilated on massive scale, says RSPCA
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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 reports of dog cruelty in England, compared with 8,176 in 2021 and 7,691 in 2020.
The number equates to 27 dogs a day being cruelly treated – more than one every hour – and a rise of nearly 20%.
Dermot Murphy, head of the RSPCA’s rescue officers, said: ‘Right now, animal cruelty is happening in England and Wales on a massive scale and rising.
‘It’s heartbreaking that we are seeing such sad figures, which show animal cruelty is on the rise.
‘While we don’t know for certain why there has been an inc...
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