Author: Poppy Atkinson Gibson

People are ‘choosing between feeding themselves and their pets’, a charity chief has warned.As the cost of living crisis continues to put pressure on people’s finances, food banks dedicated to cats, dogs and other animals are on the rise.Volunteers say desperate owners are turning to them for help – with many fearing they will have to give up their animals because they can no longer care for them.Around 70 per cent of pet owners worry about the cost of looking after their animal, new research by the RSPCA suggests, while up to 20 per cent worry about how they will…