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    Photos: Stray dogs take up painting for UK charity

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    Photos: Stray dogs take up painting for UK charity

    Canines create notable pieces, raised a few eyebrows in the local dog art community

    Published:  November 28, 2023 15:15 Compiled by Nathaniel Lacsina, Senior Web Editor  and  with inputs from AFP
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    Bristol: In their studio in Bristol, western England, rescue dogs Rosie and Alba are hard at work on their canvases, redefining the essence of abstract art - one tail swish at a time. To the untrained eye, their work at Bristol Animal Rescue Centre (ARC) could be seen as boisterous, childish at times and even just plain old messy. Image Credit: AFP
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    But the two canines have a far more important job than pleasing critics. Inflation and high interest rates across the UK plus people abandoning pets they bought during the Covid-19 pandemic has caused a surge in strays and stretched the ARC to its financial limits. Image Credit: AFP
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    "People just can't afford insurance and veterinary care and just to look after their dogs in general," Bee Lawson, an animal behaviour specialist at the ARC, told AFP. "At the moment, we are just taking in strays because we are experiencing such a high level of dogs coming in." Image Credit: AFP
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    The RSPCA animal welfare charity has said it is "desperately concerned" about soaring animal abandonments as winter approaches. Up until the end of October, the RSPCA in England and Wales received 17,838 reports of abandoned animals. Image Credit: AFP
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    If the trend continues, it said it expects to see around 21,417 reports in 2023, compared to 16,118 reports in 2020. "Many rescue centres are full to bursting, so we are facing an unprecedented winter crisis," RSPCA inspectorate commissioner Dermot Murphy said. Image Credit: AFP
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    As such, the privately funded ARC has had to come up with creative ways to bring in money. One of the ideas conceived by staff at the centre was to hold an online "Mutt Gala" in December, an event inspired by Vogue Magazine's Met Gala in New York, where animal art would be auctioned. Image Credit: AFP
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    Armed only with their snouts, paws and a natural disregard for the rules of composition, Rosie, Alba and a pack of strays currently boarding at the centre have been more than willing to help. Image Credit: AFP
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    Lawson said painting is used as a therapy tool for stray dogs, who often arrive at the centre traumatised after their abandonment and having to live alone and unfed on the streets. To coax the dogs to the canvases, carers at the ARC use peanut butter and "squeezy cheese" from capsules, which encourages them to sniff, lick and get creative. Image Credit: AFP
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    "We basically get a blank canvas or something similar to that, put some non toxic paint on the canvas, cling film on top of that, and then we put on their favourite treats," said Jodie Bennett, a community and engagement officer at the centre. Image Credit: AFP
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    As for Rosie and Alba, their work is "pretty good", Bennett said. Both had managed to produce some notable pieces that had raised a few eyebrows in the local dog art community. "We've just done some really nice artwork with them," she said. "I'm very proud of them and I would hang it up on my wall, definitely." With practice and effort, they might, she said, even find their work hanging in the Tate one day. Image Credit: AFP

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