Forgotten victims of the recession: Can you offer an abandoned puppy a home?

 Dumped on roadsides or abandoned in cardboard boxes, these puppies have one thing in common – they are looking for new homes.

Staff at one rescue centre have taken in a record 16 puppies in only five days as Christmas presents lose their novelty and breeders struggle to sell their litters.

The arrivals include Sam, a 12-week-old springer spaniel who is being nursed back to health after being found suffering from the painful skin condition mange, and Sky, a ten-week-old Staffordshire bull terrier who came in with a broken leg and had been kept in a cupboard all of her life.

Nicky Owen from North Clwyd Animal Rescue, near Holywell, north Wales, said many of the pets had been bred for sale over Christmas but were abandoned after nobody bought them.

She added: ‘Getting 16 puppies in five days is a record for our centre after Christmas. People ‘I think it has something to do with the recession. People think they can sell puppies for £500 each, but they don’t realise that they will only get that sort of money for pure breeds.

‘We’ve had all sorts of weird crosses brought in, probably  due to the success of dogs  like the labradoodle, but  they simply haven’t been attractive to buyers.

‘It’s really sad, but the puppies are adorable. They are really cheeky, playful little things, so I’m hopeful we should be able to find good homes for them.’

Two adult shih tzu crossbreeds and their three scruffy puppies melted the hearts of staff at the centre after they were found dumped in a cardboard box close to a main road two weeks ago.

The parents have been named Jane and Jim, and their four-week-old puppies have been called Jade, Jess and Jack.

‘It is lucky that a member of the public found them, they couldn’t have survived the night,’ Miss Owen said. The centre has also taken an eight-strong litter of eight-week-old Jack Russell crosses and a Staffordshire bull terrier crossbreed called Ashley.

To adopt a puppy from the centre, call 01745 560546 or visit our website www.ncar.org.uk

If you can donate to this appeal, you would be helping all the puppies and the other animals that we have in our care, you would be helping raise funds to care, feed and help to rehome these beautiful animals find new loving homes!

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Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2093633/We-pedigree-d-love-s-chum--The-abandoned-dogs-looking-new-home.html#ixzz1kwG4ZmF9

Visit -   http://www.itv.com/wales/fullprogramme/ 
NCAR are featured on the programme from 30th Jan 2012 - the feature includes lots of puppies on film! Our part starts around 18min into the programme. Hope you like it!

Daily Express - feature Wednesday 1st Feb - another story about our faboulous pups at NCAR 

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