{"id":119,"date":"2025-08-14T03:53:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T02:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/zexiang-liu\/?p=119"},"modified":"2025-08-17T23:04:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T22:04:42","slug":"helping-rescues-in-crisis-sue-nuttall-on-the-future-of-animal-welfare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/zexiang-liu\/2025\/08\/14\/helping-rescues-in-crisis-sue-nuttall-on-the-future-of-animal-welfare\/","title":{"rendered":"Helping Rescues in Crisis: Sue Nuttall on the Future of Animal Welfare"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/zexiang-liu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24223\/2025\/08\/29738cc3846bec9fc03d69e1d3dffdc-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/zexiang-liu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24223\/2025\/08\/29738cc3846bec9fc03d69e1d3dffdc-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/zexiang-liu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24223\/2025\/08\/29738cc3846bec9fc03d69e1d3dffdc-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/zexiang-liu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24223\/2025\/08\/29738cc3846bec9fc03d69e1d3dffdc-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/zexiang-liu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24223\/2025\/08\/29738cc3846bec9fc03d69e1d3dffdc-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/zexiang-liu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24223\/2025\/08\/29738cc3846bec9fc03d69e1d3dffdc-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Interviewee Sue Nuttall, co-founder of Take Away The Tears, says small rescues across the UK and overseas are running short of food and equipment. She warns resources can\u2019t match need \u2014 and calls for tougher licensing to own, breed and sell dogs.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Helping Rescues in Crisis: Sue Nuttall on the Future of Animal Welfare\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dp7Iv9sGWZk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Also available on<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/dp7Iv9sGWZk\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/dp7Iv9sGWZk\"><mark style=\"color:#d12e2e\" class=\"has-inline-color\"> YouTube<\/mark><\/a>:<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Aa2o4KhoBM4\"> <\/a><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/dp7Iv9sGWZk\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/dp7Iv9sGWZk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Across the UK and overseas, animal rescue organisations are facing unprecedented pressure. Many are struggling to provide food, medical care and equipment as donations fall short, leaving some animals without essential support. In a recent interview, rescue volunteer <strong>Sue Nuttall<\/strong> explained that the biggest challenge is a lack of resources \u2013 they cannot help every case, despite the growing need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Animal welfare experts warn that adoption processes in the UK can be restrictive, with strict regulations on working hours and pet care, potentially preventing capable owners from adopting. Sue believes that stronger licensing laws for breeding, selling, and owning dogs could help tackle the root causes of abandonment, while reducing the number of animals entering rescue centres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With more people giving up pets due to behavioural issues or cost-of-living pressures, many rescues are operating beyond capacity \u2013 and the call for legislative change is becoming urgent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"125\" src=\"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/zexiang-liu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24223\/2025\/08\/a6092398ccc328a243f137d95fb770f-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125\" 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