After reading another article this morning about animal/rescue sheters euthanising unclaimed animals after just 7 days.Do you think its long enough? Would you like to see 7 days extended to 14 days minimum? Some may argue that its the cost of accommodating animals for such a long period of time.My response to that is increase the cost of reclaiming an animal that has been impounded.If it was me, i would rather pay a higher cost than my beloved pet being put to sleep. 7 days clearly isn't long enough to reclaim, what if a family member is looking after an animal and the owner is on holiday? 7 days is not sufficient time to reclaim a missing animal.Sometimes if an animal is stolen, it may be dumped in a different area which takes longer to track down.For some by the time the animal is traced it is often too late and their pet has been put to sleep. What i want from the Government is to increase the current 7 days to a minimum of 14 to give the owner a chance to reclaim their missing pet.And secondly, increase the cost of housing the missing pet until the owner is found or is rehomed. I would also like the Government to set an example of looking after animals by injecting cash into our animal/rescue centres to help make improvements and house more animals. The UK needs the Governments help to turn things around and help these animals instead of signing their death sentence.If you would like to see these changes and put an end to so many animals being euthanised, please sign the petition below. Also please click on the link below and read the article published today in the Daily Mail.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1270220/As-pet-hour-LIZ-JONES-asks-What-s-going-wrong-animal-loving-Britain.html
