Giving animals as surprise presents can have far-reaching consequences for animal rescue groups in the future. 9News
"We take some surrenders but we simply don't have the capacity to take them all.
Lost Dogs Home hit capacity at its North Melbourne and Cranbourne shelters multiple times this year. "The last thing that we want is a whole plethora of animals being returned post-Christmas," Talevski told 9news.com.au. "Pets are like newborn babies, they take a while to settle into a family. It can take from three weeks to three months for a pet to settle in a new environment."
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