Recession could drive people to eat pets
Animal experts warn that many Brits could look to pets as a cheap way of eating during the recession. Pet behaviour specialist Debbie Connolly claims that as people try to save money their beloved pets could be heading straight for the pot.
The star of BBC’s Dog Borstal is telling pet-lovers and breeders to be careful about selling animals over the coming months, particularly rabbits, goats and pigs.
Debbie - who volunteers at an animal sanctuary in south Wales - says she is hopping mad at the number of enquiries from people looking for pets to fatten up.
"Last week a lady rang me up to ask if she could adopt the two goats I’m currently looking after," says Connolly.
"When I asked if she intended to keep them as pets she ummed and ahhed and said ‘probably not’. I couldn’t believe she thought I’d give them to her when it was quite clear she planned to eat them.
"I understand times are hard but people need to be careful who they give or sell their pets to. More and more people are trying to buy our animals with the intention of selling them on for their meat.
"These animals have been brought up as pets, how long will it be before they are literally making a dogs dinner?"
LINKS
SafePets.co.uk
Trallwm Farm Animal Sanctuary
"I understand times are hard but people need to be careful who they give or sell their pets to. More and more people are trying to buy our animals with the intention of selling them on for their meat.
"These animals have been brought up as pets, how long will it be before they are literally making a dogs dinner?"
LINKS
SafePets.co.uk
Trallwm Farm Animal Sanctuary
