Unlike stray animals, the pets are accustomed to being fed at home ... More disturbingly, there have been reports of pet cats being abandoned in shopping bags, some of which are tied shut.

Animal shelters across the country have recently been hit hard with lost and abandoned pets that never get reclaimed by their owners. These waves of displaced animals aren’t slowing down.

Animal rescue centres have hit "crisis point" amid an alarming rise in abandoned pets in "desperate need of care", charity bosses have said. In the aftermath of a global pandemic and the midst of ...