Dogs 'traded in' for Christmas, says pound

Battersea concerned that owners may be dumping older dogs in order to replace them with pups

Source: Independent December 27 2002 p4

Battersea Dogs Home is concerned that people may be dumping older dogs in order to replace them with pups. The numbers of dogs being taken into Battersea rose to as many as 30 a day before Christmas 2002. People taking in older dogs may not tell the truth about why the dog is being given up.

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