Article: Dogs' plight brings out best in readers ; The plight of dogs in the full-to-bursting Jerry Green dog rescue centre near Broughton brought out the best in Scunthorpe Telegraph readers, according to the organisation's chief executive, Desmond Bergin.

The plight of dogs in the full-to-bursting Jerry Green dog rescue centre near Broughton brought out the best in Scunthorpe Telegraph readers, according to the organisation's chief executive, Desmond Bergin.

He said there had been unprecedented interest in the dogs available for rehoming from the public.

Last week we reported how the centre had introduced a waiting list for the first time in its history.

In 40 years the staff had never been called on to take on so many dogs their owners were unable to care for - many blaming the current economic slowdown.

Mr Bergin said: "Since your article appeared we have had higher levels of interest from people exploring the possibility of adopting a dog, ...

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