https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/tags/abandonment/Recent content in abandonment on Birmingham DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usSun, 05 Apr 2026 04:30:00 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/rspca-sounds-alarm-over-surge-in-mass-pet-abandonment-in-the-midlands/Sun, 05 Apr 2026 04:30:00 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/rspca-sounds-alarm-over-surge-in-mass-pet-abandonment-in-the-midlands/The RSPCA, Britain’s largest animal welfare charity, has issued a heartfelt appeal to families to adopt rescue animals amid a sharp rise in mass pet abandonment incidents. The charity’s rescue centers are currently overwhelmed, grappling with a significant increase in cases where ten or more animals are abandoned simultaneously. Over the past four years, mass abandonment incidents have surged by nearly 70 percent. In the last year alone, the RSPCA responded to 4,200 such cases across England and Wales, with 493 occurring in the West Midlands.