Puppy abandoned in Kalk: Animal shelter is urgently looking for a new home!

Puppy abandoned in Kalk: Animal shelter is urgently looking for a new home!

A dog was found in a worrying condition in North Rhine-Westphalia. The four-legged friend was chained to a park bench in Kalk and was wearing a muzzle. Like the Cologne-Dellbrück animal shelter reported, the dog shows ambivalent behavior that comes from insecurity. But he increasingly trusts the people around him. According to background information, he has a Romanian chip and is around eleven months old. Despite the sad fate, there has so far been no request for the dog to be handed over to the animal shelter, which does not assume that the owner misses him sorely.

The animal shelter plans to introduce the dog on their homepage soon in order to find a nice home for him. However, the unfortunate fate of pets highlights a larger problem that does not only affect Cologne. An estimated 80,000 dogs are surrendered to animal shelters in Germany every year, which accounts for around 300,000 animals in German animal shelters hundundhaustier.de reported. In recent years, the number of animals surrendered has increased again, especially after the end of the corona pandemic.

Reasons for giving up dogs

The reasons for giving up dogs are varied. Changes in living situation, relationship problems or family changes are among the most common reasons why people separate from their four-legged friends. Owners' financial worries and health problems can also lead to a dog ending up in an animal shelter. In addition, an ill-advised purchase can often lead to the effort involved in keeping a dog being underestimated.

In a survey, 25% of dog owners said they felt overwhelmed after the pandemic. During the period of isolation, many people were looking for companionship and found it in a dog. But now many are struggling with the challenges that pets bring, and 8% of pet owners are forced to give up their beloved pets.

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