New Pups For Old Christmas Scandal

The run-up to Christmas and the period afterwards is one of the busiest times for dog re-homing charities as the number of dogs handed in, or found as strays massively increases. According to dog welfare charity Dogs Trust in some cases, the number of old dogs handed in double over the festive season. Between 2002-2005 over 1,000 old dogs were abandoned over Christmas, often to make way for new puppies, bought as gifts.