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WELSH ASSEMBLY MEMBERS SUPPORTS DOGS TRUST CAMPAIGN TO GET PUPPIES OFF THE CHRISTMAS WISH LIST
By the end of this week nearly half of the children in Wales would have written their Christmas wish lists and research reveals that a quarter of Welsh children have put puppies at the top of their list for Santa. This statistic is worrying for Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity who created the phrase a dog is for life, not just for Christmas 33 years ago.
The charity is concerned that, just like many other presents, puppies often become victims of festive fatigue once the novelty wears off and every year animal charities have to pick up the pieces when Christmas present pups are abandoned.
AMs including Rosemary Butler AM, Andrew R T Davies AM and Lindsay Whittle AM met with Dogs Trust at the Welsh Assembly and were thrilled to hear that parents in Wales are one the UK’s most resilient to their children’s pester power as only 6% are willing to buy their children a puppy for Christmas.
Dogs Trust believes that part of the reason puppies are considered suitable “gifts” is the fact they are sold so easily though pet shops and websites. Despite repeated pleas not to get a puppy from a pet shop over one third of parents in Wales would still look for “that doggy in the window”; a third of parents would go to a friend but thankfully a third would also consider rehoming a dog from a rescue centre.
Laura Vallance, public affairs manager for Dogs Trust adds:
“Our Christmas campaign is as important now as it has ever been as our Rehoming Centre in Bridgend is already full to capacity with stray and abandoned dogs. The centre will go to great effort to ensure any unwanted Christmas puppies are cared for, but it will be a struggle. I am hugely thankful for the valued and vital support so many AMs have shown us and for their help with highlighting our Christmas message in Wales. We hope that people will be mindful that a dog is for life not just for Christmas”
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