Furever Homes volunteer Loanna Messman, of Edendale, with an unnamed puppy from a litter which has been surrendered to the pet charity. "It’s really traumatic for the animals as well, because they’re being taken out of a stable situation and suddenly everything’s different." "The money comes when you’re doing the right thing and our focus is helping people and helping the animals." Most of the people surrendering their animals have been reluctant to do so, and many of the pets have been older animals that the owners have had for years. "They’re not bad animal owners, they’re amazing owners."

Source: Otago Daily Times April 29, 2022 04:34 UTC