Leeds reflects on looking after pets and animal cruelty

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The RSPCA is highlighting a rise in animal cruelty cases and asking people to think about how we treat our pets. If you’ve got pets, how close are you to them, and why are they so important to you? If you don’t, what do you think responsible pet care should look like?

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00:00I think providing accommodation, safe accommodation,

00:04providing food, providing logs for animals is so important.

00:10Being a good pet owner is first of all,

00:13being able to afford the vet spills and things like that.

00:15I've got a dog who really is like a baby, really, isn't he?

00:19Yeah, he's treated like a baby.

00:20I look after him sometimes while they're away.

00:23Yeah, he's very spoiled.

00:25Yeah, it's difficult to see and hear about cruelty to animals.

00:32I just personally don't understand what is wrong with some human beings.

00:39Obviously, they don't deserve to have animals, but who's going to police that?

00:47A lot of people have pets and then don't understand what comes with it.

00:51And they always think it's easy to have a pet and just take care of it,

00:55but then they're like, oh my god, they're taking so much of my time.

00:57And obviously, that comes with having a pet.

00:59Yeah.

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