Food Bank For Pets Set Up In Stroud By Animal Charity

An animal sanctuary has group up a pet nutrient slope to thief group struggling pinch rising costs.

Teckels Animal Rescue successful Whitminster, adjacent Stroud, will springiness pet food, treats and proposal to those successful request connected nan 3rd Thursday of each period astatine Starbucks successful Stroud.

"The costs of nutrient and security is going up, sometimes up by hundreds of pounds. If you are connected a azygous income family past it is simply a batch for immoderate people," said Lucy Henderson from Teckels.

It comes arsenic nationalist animal kindness Blue Cross says it has seen an summation successful pets near successful boxes, aliases tied up pinch notes connected from owners who tin not spend to support them.

"We wanted to effort to do thing to thief these families," Ms Henderson added.

"The extremity is we support nan dogs successful nan homes pinch their families. We don't want to person to rehome animals who person families who emotion them."

She said nan kindness had "all sorts of food" to springiness out, adding: "If you do person a fussy canine aliases cat, we will effort to help."

The Blue Cross says it useful pinch regular nutrient banks to promote group to donate nutrient for pets arsenic good arsenic humans.

"There is nary stigma to asking for thief to provender a pet," said Diane James, from nan Blue Cross.

"It's really important that your pet doesn't suffer, truthful interaction america aliases different charities to spot what we tin do to help.

"We've seen an summation successful boxes being near pinch notes on, beautifully kept dogs near tied up pinch notes on. Before you get to that business please conscionable get successful touch pinch us."