Rising numbers in dogs abandoned
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.
