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Pet rescue centres face crisis
 Rescue centres are getting busier on a daily basis |
An animal welfare charity is so worried about the overcrowding crisis at Scotland's dogs and cats homes it has urged the owners of missing pets to get in touch immediately.
 Missing dogs pose a particular concern |
The organisation blames an unusually high number of strays for the overcrowding problem which is affecting centres across central Scotland.
At the Glasgow Dog and Cat home, staff are caring for 130 dogs, and at the Bothwell Bridge Rescue Centre, more than 50 dogs and 30 puppies are waiting to be re-homed.
The SSPCA's General Manager, David Wilson, said: "Our three big kennels in Milton, Bothwell and Glasgow are literally overflowing, at Glasgow we have something like 30 dogs more than we have kennel space for."
 Our three big kennels in Milton, Bothwell and Glasgow are literally overflowing. At Glasgow we have something like 30 dogs more than we have kennel space for  |
| David Wilson, SSPCA |
Morag Millen, a dog warden with Glasgow City Council, said: "Some dogs are found in the street, running loose. People phone up having found a dog in a distressed condition."
The SSPCA have highlighted the case of Boxer - a dog with suicidal tendencies.
Four hundred members of the public contacted the SSPCA to offer him a new home when his plight was made public earlier this year.
The Society says it is vital that those same people come forward again to help ease the present crisis.
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