Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:21 pm on 21 June 2022.
Thank you for that. I had the privilege, last week, of visiting the Almost Home Dog Rescue charity near Mold, and I know that other Members have been and others will do so soon. Of course, there was an increase in the number of people who took pets into their homes during the pandemic, and now, as we're returning to some kind of normality, people realise that they perhaps have to let those animals go, but also, in the wake of the cost-of-living crisis, people can't afford to keep dogs and other pets. Simultaneously, charities such as these are having more difficulty in raising funds, because of the cost-of-living crisis. So, can I ask whether the Government has given any consideration in terms of providing practical financial support for any of these charities, because, at the end of the day, we are going to see animal welfare suffering appallingly if a number of these animals have to be put down?