Dog adoption month

New figures show the number of people wanting to adopt dogs in our region has dropped by 6% since last year.

Animal charities say the situation is becoming critical in many kennels with problems re-homing dogs and more animals coming in. Difficulties rehoming older animals and breeds with a bad reputation are making the situation worse.

• 32% rise in dogs abandoned in first quarter of 2013 compared to 2012.
• Over half of pets whose owners break up are abandoned after couple can't decide who should keep the pet.
• 6% drop in interest in adopting a dog in Yorkshire

• York showed a 20% decrease in interest in adopting a dog.
• Lincoln showed a 15% decrease in interest in adopting a dog.
• Sheffield showed a 8% decrease in interest in adopting a dog.
• Leeds showed a 3% decrease in interest in adopting a dog.

Statistics from DogsBlog.com

New figures show people wanting to adopt dogs have dropped in our region by 6% since last year.

Animal charities say the situation is becoming critical in many kennels with problems re-homing dogs. And some dogs like Biff are proving extra hard to re-home because of his breed.

Other reasons are adding to the problems too though with older dogs and very active dogs finding it hard to get new owners.

But as national dog adoption month kicks off its supporters say there is some hope for dogs like Biff.

Ryan O'Meara from Canine Magazine said: "Last dog adoption month we saw an increase of 227%. Now anything even getting close to that would be fantastic."