VIC is reaching an animal adoption crisis as a record number of owners continue to abandon their pets, while fewer people are adopting. Adoption rates have fallen to below pre-COVID-19 levels, with people spending more time out of the house. MORE: 9News
Peiris said the heartbreaking scenario was the most difficult time for the organisation she could recall when it came to dogs.The dogs coming in are also posing a great challenge to the shelters, with most having behavioural issues, requiring them to be trained and rehabilitated before being rehomed.
"There's quite a lot of work that needs to happen back of house to get them ready for adoption," Peiris said.many of the issues stemmed from owners' actions during COVID-19 lockdowns, with many people getting puppies and not socialising them enough amid stay-at-home restrictions. Other owners have also found their circumstances have changed and are home much less since lockdowns ended.Peiris said the situation in Victoria was "the perfect storm" as more people surrendered their dogs, with less people wanting to adopt."We saw super-high adoption numbers during COVID, and that's dropped right down."She said adoption rates had fallen to below pre-COVID levels.
"Because, obviously, people are out of lockdown. They're travelling more. They're not wanting to be at home," she said.RSPCA Victoria is planning to run a large adoption campaign in August to get Victorians to consider adopting a pet."If anyone is considering adopting, please, you know, give our customer service team a call, book a time to come and view our animals.
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