Inflation causing increased pet surrender at Saskatchewan shelters
Saskatchewan animal shelters say affordability is playing a role in the increasing amount of animals being given up.
“We’ve certainly seen an increase in animals coming through our doors from 2021 to 2022,” said Bill Thorn, director of marketing and public relations at the Regina Humane Society. “We have seen an increase of about double in costs of looking after an animal as the reason in the case of surrenders.”The Regina Humane Society has been operating at full capacity for most of the year, putting a real strain on their efforts.“It does put a lot of pressure on our resources.
Moshe Lander, an economics professor at Concordia University says inflation rates are here for at least another year.
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