'We see it every year': Calls surge to RSPCA of abandoned pets while owners on holidays

Andrew Brown
Updated January 8 2018 - 3:01pm, first published January 7 2018 - 8:00am
Surge in calls: RSPCA ACT inspector Zoe Roberts with seven-week-old puppy Legato. Photo: Sitthixay Ditthavong
Surge in calls: RSPCA ACT inspector Zoe Roberts with seven-week-old puppy Legato. Photo: Sitthixay Ditthavong

As summer heats up, more Canberrans are getting out of the capital and hitting the beach for holidays.

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Andrew Brown

Andrew Brown

Journalist

I've been part of the Canberra Times since 2016, after reporting at local papers in Sydney's north-west. Since starting at the paper I've had stints on the Sunday Times, on the early morning breaking news round, and now as a general reporter, covering the ins and outs of anything and everything happening in Canberra, with a focus on health.

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