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Rising numbers in dogs abandoned
Thursday 6th August 2009, 8:00PM BST.
Rising numbers of Staffordshire bull terriers are being dumped at a Black Country animal rescue centre, with volunteers blaming irresponsible breeding and a lack of micro-chipping.
Thirty-five of the dogs have been brought in to Walsall’s Rosedene Animal Rescue Centre in just two months.
The centre, in Radley usually cares for around 20 during the same period.
Volunteer at the centre in Radley Road, Ann Carling, believes the Staffordshire bull terrier is the fashion accessory of choice for dog owners in the Black Country.
But she added some were not taking proper care of their pets.
She said: “I wish people would be more responsible over the breeding of these dogs. The Staffie is very much the status symbol dog particularly in the the Black Country dog, you are not a dog owner if you haven’t got a Staffie.”
“What we need is better pet ownership. Out of the 55 to 60 dogs we have here 35 are Staffies.”
Brindle and White Staffordshire Bull Terriers are the most common handed in to the sanctuary, which takes in stray dogs from across the Black Country.
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Staffies are such wonderful loving and loyal dogs and it sickens me that so many end up in animal shelters due to irresponsible and ignorant owners. Unfortunately I can’t see this issue being resolved any time soon.
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All these abandon dog and yet we I went to see if I could give one a good home, having just lost my last dog after 16years, I’m hit with yes you can re-home a dog but you have got to cough up a min of £120 (RSPCA) money I have not got… You just can not help soemtime.
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Unfortunately these loving loyal dogs have become a fashionable accessory and part of the “gang culture”. I actually picked up my last Staffie from Rosedene in 1998 and a more loyal and placid dog you could’nt find.
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In response to comment number 2 by Peter.. I totally agree with you that organisations such as the RSPCA expect too much of a financial contribution. Surely a loving and knowledgable home is more important (which they thoroughly check for) and if they reduced their rehoming costs they would rehome more animals. Another advantage to them lowering costs would be that people would be more likely to visit animal shelters in the first instance for a pet!
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no.2 Peter – If you havent got the £120 in the first place to contribute to the purchase of the dog how are you going to afford its upkeep? eg vets fees, food, bedding etc. I’m sorry but if you cant afford that, who is to know that the dog would be well looked after. We rehomed a Staffy cross last December from Sunnyside and he cost us £120. He is a lovely loving loyal dog and is best friends with our Border Collie. If you cant afford the basic cost of buying a dog then I’m afraid its unlikely that you could afford to look after it properly. And before anyone thinks I’m rich I’m not! I’m just about to be made redundant but will always find the money for our pets!
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tis a sad problem. i picked up a dog from birmigham dogs home for 80 quid. great dog wish i had the capacity to take on another
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