The number of dogs purchased during lockdown being abandoned is growing alarmingly high as owners return to work and homes are hit by the cost of living crisis.

Now there's a new push for would-be pet owners to adopt one of those abandoned dogs, instead of buying a puppy.

Sky's Lisa Dowd reports.

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