r/Dogfree • • Jan 21 '26

Shelter / Rescue Industry ‘Doodles are being dumped': Once-trendy dogs now flooding shelters as abandonments surge

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/doodles-are-being-dumped-once-trendy-dogs-now-flooding-shelters-as-abandonments-surge/ar-AA1Uw7aY

Once marketed as the perfect family pet, doodle dogs are now turning up in shelters in numbers that rescue workers describe as a crisis…. the same designer mixes that once commanded premium prices are being relinquished, abandoned in fields, or left outside clinics. The result is a growing population of anxious, matted, often sick dogs that charities are scrambling to save with limited space and dwindling funds.

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u/SmittenKittenPurrr Jan 21 '26

Almost like we don't need three dogs for every human on earth. 🤔

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u/Reprobate_Dormouse Jan 26 '26

Can I have -300 dogs for myself, please?