https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/oct/23/owners-…
People are pretending that dogs they acquired during lockdown are strays so that rescue centres take them in, after failing to sell them online, animal rescue charities and shelters have warned.
Shelters and charities are reporting that owners who no longer want their pets are attempting to sell them online via websites such as Gumtree…
Passing rigorous psychological assessment to obtain a licence to own an animal would solve 95+% of this problem.
Owning an animal without said licence would result in criminal conviction.
Disgusting. There should be huge fines.