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Pet adoption agencies in Toronto seeing surge in surrenders.
The number of pets surrendered to Toronto shelters so far this year is up 75 per cent compared to the first half of 2021, due to residents returning back to the office and rising pet-related costs.
According to Toronto Animal Services (TAS), 709 pets, including cats, dogs and others, were given to city shelters from January 1 to June 23 this year, compared to 404 during the same time period last year.
The pets surrendered so far this year include 327 cats, up from 260 a year ago,151 dogs, compared to 103 last year, and 231 other animals, compared to 41 last year.
"Some of that increase is a couple of hoarding cases that we had with some rats and some rabbits.
We are seeing an overall increase though for the number of dogs and cats that are being surrendered," TAS Director Esther Attard told CP24 on Tuesday.
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