According to sources, officers shot one of the dogs at the site, while the other is now in the custody of animal control and under quarantine.
Following the incident, it was unclear who owned the animals, and no charges were brought.
‘Whoever the owner is, they need to come out because they say they love my kid.’ ‘This is not expressing love for her right now,’ mother Helen Harris told WFMY.
Harris had only informed her a few days before to stop caring for the two pit bulls, she claimed.
The business stated today that the security measures are unrelated to the expense of living and are related to theft – but experts claim rising food prices increase stealing rates.
‘Co-op has been participating in a small-scale trial of new packaging for higher value products such as meat for several years, with the additional security offering a further deterrent if a store locally encounters stealing concerns,’ according to a Co-op spokeswoman. The implementation appears to have begun in March, with some customers claiming to be ‘confused’ by the policy.
It occurred as Arla Foods, the maker of Lurpak and Cravendale milk, announced that prices will continue to rise due to increased feed, fuel, and fertilizer costs, as well as ongoing recruitment issues.
The depth of Britain’s cost of living crisis was revealed last week when the price of a tub of Lurpak butter at Sainsbury’s reached £7.25.
As the cost-of-living crisis strikes, the price of a 750g tub of the popular brand has risen from £5.90 in recent weeks. A 1kg pack costs around £10.
According to Ash Amirahmadi, Arla’s UK managing director, British milk output is already down 3% this year, the first dip since 2015.
He warned that ‘we’re on the verge of’ dairy shortages and that’more inflation is on the way’ as food prices grow at the quickest rate in 13 years.
‘If that 3pc gets to 5pc, we know it will lead to shortages, in terms of [meaning] we can’t meet the demand that’s there,’ he told the Telegraph, adding that ‘the work with Government is less about inflation, and more about ensuring that the product stays flowing.’
One in every ten farms has been forced to reduce productivity due to staffing issues, and 13% has reduced the number of their milking herd or expects to do so shortly. Two-thirds of farmers are struggling to find trained labor, and 12% want to abandon the dairy sector next year if conditions do not improve.
Arla is urging ministers to take action to rescue the industry, including loosening immigration regulations for some positions.
‘Labor shortages are hurting countries all across the world,’ claimed a government spokesman. Plan to commission an impartial evaluation of labor shortages in the next weeks, as announced in the Government Food Strategy.’
‘We are working with industry to improve awareness among UK employees of the prospects in these industries,’ said the spokesman.
Customers are ‘monitoring every penny and every pound,’ said Sainsbury’s CEO Simon Roberts, and the demands for homes will ‘only escalate’ now that Lurpak has gone up.
Other retailers have wrapped cheese, butter, and lamb chops in security tags to prevent theft, demonstrating the magnitude of the demands on suffering families.
The rise in the price of Lurpak came as inflation reached a 40-year high of 9.1 percent, with the UK experiencing the greatest drop in living standards since records began in 1956.
The price of Lurpak’s somewhat spreadable butter has risen by up to 33% compared to this time last year, due to rising vegetable oil costs as a result of the Ukraine conflict, as well as rising feed, fertilizer, and gasoline costs.
Households are also dealing with energy expenses that have increased by 54% this year, boosting expenditures by an average of £693. When energy regulator Ofgem raises the price cap in October, they will rise by another £800 to an average of £2,800 each year.
According to analysts IGD, food price inflation is on track to reach 15% this summer.
The report will increase pressure on Boris Johnson to do more to address the UK’s rising cost of living.
The Prime Minister directed that ministers hold regular press briefings to discuss the government’s response to the issue.
Regular ministerial press briefings were a feature of the epidemic, and the decision to reinstate them shows that No 10 is worried about public sentiment in the face of the squeeze on living standards.
The decision to host televised briefings in the same way as during the Covid-19 crisis demonstrated that growing prices were being ‘handled with the same level of seriousness in terms of attempting to address the situation,’ according to Downing Street.
Mr Johnson used a Cabinet meeting to tell ministers ‘tackling inflation and addressing cost-of-living pressures will remain the top priority, which is why we will be holding regular Government press conferences over the next six months to explain the details of different elements of the government’s plan for the economy’.
The Bank of England warned that the outlook for the UK and global economies has’materially deteriorated’ as a result of inflationary pressures exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, putting additional strain on British family and company finances.
After seeing an uptick in persons reporting money issues, a financial watchdog urged struggling consumers to seek help.
Images emerged of £3.99 slabs of cheddar cheese on Aldi shelves with electronic tags. The Co-op offered £8 lamb chops with tags, whereas Tesco had infant milk tins with tags.
Cans of the formula milk, which can cost up to £21 a can, were tagged at Tesco Extra in Streatham, south London. Tubs of Aptamil baby, toddler, and follow-on milks were recently marked at Sainsbury’s.
One store sold a 1kg packet of Lurpak for £9.35.
While the price of a pack of spreadable butter has climbed by nearly 30% across major supermarkets in the last year, the price of a block of butter has risen by 23.7 percent, according to Trolley.co.uk.
Spreadable butter is made using vegetable oils, which have skyrocketed in price as a result of the conflict in Ukraine. It is produced using 26% rapeseed oil. Prices have risen as harvests have been hampered by pests and bad weather.
Sainsbury’s appears to have raised the price of a 750g tub of Lurpak higher than competitors. According to price comparison site Trolley.co.uk, it sells the tub for £7.25, while the same tub costs £6 at Asda and £6.75 at Tesco.
Lurpak, according to retail expert Clive Black of brokerage Shore Capital, was a victim of a mix of price rises across the board over the past year. Farmers, according to Black, have been impacted by rising expenses, which they will have passed on to Lurpak’s owner, Arla Foods. Arla is also dealing with rising energy and payroll costs, which it is passing on to retailers.
‘Lurpak is a clear expression of the huge inflation across the food system that we’ve been talking about for some time,’ said Mr Black.
He predicted that food costs will continue to grow until October, peaking at roughly 10% to 12%. ‘Young families, moms and parents with kids on their feet are the folks feeling the most pressure,’ he continued. And they make the most purchases.
He added: ‘Young families, mum and dads with kids to feet are the people feeling the most pressure. And they buy the most food as well.’
‘We appreciate that recent rise in food prices is hitting many households particularly hard right now,’ said an Arla Foods representative. Unfortunately, our farmers are in a similar situation, with feed, fertilizer, and gasoline prices all increasing dramatically in recent months.
‘While we do not determine the prices on the shelves, we do work closely with retailers to ensure that our farmers are paid a fair price for the milk they produce.’ In recent months, shelf prices have had to rise to ensure that our farmers can continue to offer the items that we all enjoy.’
Andrew Opie, director of food and sustainability at the British Retail Consortium, said: ‘Rising inflation is a significant concern for both consumers and retailers. The global price of many food commodities is rising, along with energy costs, supply chain costs and tax rises.
‘The war in Ukraine is putting further pressure on global supply, particularly for wheat, cooking oils and animal feed, leading to higher prices for many staples.’
Tesco chief executive Ken Murphy said last month there were signs of customers changing their behaviour to cope with the ‘incredibly challenging’ situation.
Customers are buying less and switching to cheaper products to cut the cost of a weekly shop. Pasta, bread, beans and other staples are the products the grocer is seeing people trade down on, to own-brand or cheaper ranges.
In a bust up with food giant Heinz it refused to pass on an ‘unjustifiable’ price increase to customers, leading to its baked beans and ketchup disappearing from shelves.