Lancashire named one of the cruelist counties in UK for animal abuse
Lancashire's been named as one of the cruelist counties in the country when it comes to animal abuse.
Lancashire's been named as one of the cruelist counties in the country when it comes to animal abuse.
Figures from the RSPCA show there were 4,811 cases reported to them in Lancashire in the last year.
More than half of those involved dogs.
Lancashire has had the sixth highest number of complaints about animal abuse in the country.
WATCH: Cathy Hyde is an RSPCA Chief Inspector based in Wigan - she tells us why more pet owners are being convicted of animal abuse:
Dermot Murphy, Assistant Director for the RSPCA Inspectorate, said: “People think of dogs as man’s best friend but these statistics tell a different story. They are by far the most abused animal in this country and we investigate more complaints related to them than any other species.”
“It is encouraging that the numbers of complaints being dealt with by way of education and advice are going up, as we would always much rather improve animal welfare by giving advice to owners if at all possible.
“Even though that is cause for some celebration though, the level of depravity we have seen in those cases we dealt with in 2015 are up there with some of the most extreme we have ever known.”