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Dr. McBride continued: “When things are difficult, for physical or psychological health reasons, then you, I, or any pet owner may need short-term help to care for your pet.
“For example, if you have to spend time in hospital, you may have family/friends who can help out .. check food/water, walk the dog, etcetera, or take the animal on themselves to foster for a period, or you may decide to place it in a kennel/cattery whilst you are recovering.
“Some charities will foster animals short term. It is worth finding out who in your locality can help with your type of pet should you ever need it.”
The researcher went on to advise having an emergency plan and contact information in place for a person’s pets’ care in case of unexpected events.
Anne highlighted that while a strong human-animal bond benefits both, impulsive pet purchases, often without proper research or planning, can lead to negative outcomes for the animals, especially seen during the COVID lockdown.
“Again, some of these animals will be taken to rescue centers, advertised online (where you have no idea what sort of home they will end up in), abandoned (left somewhere or otherwise encouraged to leave home), or simply neglected,” the expert concluded.
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“Especially the small pets (e.g., rabbits, hamsters, fish, reptiles, etc.), or what I call ‘effectively abandoned’… where they are fed, watered, cleaned but [they have] no interaction or health care, so their quality of life is poor and short.”
