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Ms Sparkes, who said the facility had rehomed roughly 60 fewer cats and 30 fewer dogs than usual over the past two years, added that such conditions meant it was “restrictive” who it could allow to take on the animals.
She said the rescue centre received a lot of negative comments and abuse online because people thought it was the rescue being “fussy or difficult”.
“We’ve got to be sensible because we are a responsible organisation and we match animals to the people,” Ms Sparkes said.
“It’s not just a case of picking one you like the look of. It has to be the right dog for you and your family.”
She said adoption rates had also declined across the country, and other animal centres had difficult dogs and people could no longer afford vet bills.
Ms Sparkes said: “There’s a lot of reasons why it’s going down, but we are full of difficult and traumatised dogs as well; and we take a lot of dogs from the RSPCA that are from abuse cases.
“It’s really tough at the moment, and it’s even tougher when we read the horrible comments online when staff and volunteers work so hard.”