News report: Pets pay for rising cost of living (SA)

Good afternoon all,

Please follow the link below to read an article about the recent increase in animals surrendered to shelters in SA, which is being attributed to the effects of the increasing cost of living (fuel prices, interest rate increases etc).

http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,24143969-2682,00.html

The RSPCA and the Animal Welfare League are both sponsors of the AAWS08 International Animal Welfare Conference, where the topics to be discussed will include managing the problem of abandoned animals, caring for unwanted cats and animal welfare in town planning, among tohers.

Comments and discussion on this topic are invited and welcomed.