A number of 'lockdown pets' are now looking for new homes as owners struggle to care for them.
At the beginning of the pandemic, many made the decision to purchase a new animal as they were at home more to care for them.
However, now many are sadly being handed back, as the SSPCA reports a huge rise in the number of people contacting their helpline.
According to the welfare charity, there has been a 134% rise in owners wishing to relinquish their animals from last year.
Between September 2019 and January 2020, there were 205 calls made to the SSPCA. However, from September 2020 to January 2021, 476 calls were made, a huge jump from the previous year.
With some animals safely handed in to the charity, others are selling their pets online on sites such as Gumtree and Pets4Homes.
Advertising this week, one Edinburgh owner had put her adorable young Daschund up for sale, after explaining that she could "no longer care for them".
After the surge in 'lockdown puppies', Dogs Trust also told Edinburgh Live that they expect to see a huge rise in. the number of dogs being rehomed over the next year as the furlough scheme ends.
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Earlier this year, the organisation predicted that over 40,000 dogs would be handed in or abandoned due to the hardships of the pandemic.
At the time, Owen Sharp, Chief Executive of Dogs Trust, said:
“In these extraordinary times we know that circumstances can change in a heartbeat. The sad reality is that in times of financial hardship many people struggle to cope with looking after their pets, and the number of abandoned dogs has gone up.
"We saw this in 2008, and we’re extremely concerned that history could repeat itself in the coming months."
