RSPCA deal with more than 70 calls an hour over Christmas week

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RSPCA staff working over the Christmas break responded to almost 12,000 calls about more than 7,000 animals in need of help.
 
While the nation was busy tucking into their Christmas dinners and opening presents, more than 200 RSPCA officers were working across England and Wales to rescue animals in need. 

The RSPCA received 11,888 calls over Christmas week (Monday 23 December to Sunday 29 December) - that’s more than 70 calls every hour - with 7,119 animals* reported to the charity.

There were 1,255 cats and 1,790 dogs reported to the RSPCA’s emergency hotline, along with 613 equines and 1,301 wild birds and mammals. 

The charity’s vets, vet nurses, animal care assistants and volunteers were busy looking after the thousands of animals in hospitals, animal centres, and wildlife centres across the country.

While inspectors, animal welfare officers and animal collection officers were rescuing animals who had been cruelly abandoned, freeing those who found themselves trapped and in need of a helping hand, or collecting those who needed veterinary treatment or a warm bed for the night. 

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