they ve already seen huge increases in their costs, and have very few ways to cut back. asjules hyam reports they re also dealing with increasing numbers of abandoned animals. joseph is getting much needed attention. he was found with another rabbit abandoned in a cage on a park bench. he is one of the growing number of animals at the staff are taking on. we think it is more of a cost of living issue with the owners rather than the animals themselves. obviously, a lot of people may need help in other areas of their lives a lot of the animals coming into us have more severe behavioural issues, probably from covid and the kind of lockdown scenarios they didn t have socialisation, and then we are seeing medical situations coming in as well. the animals here need to be kept warm and well fed. they need personal and medical attention, demand and costs are rising, while the ventre relies on donations from people who now have less to get. the cost of living has hit us the same as everyone els