His two-year old American Eskimo barks as his owner turns his back and walks out of the St Mark's Animal Rescue Foundation in the Lagos suburb of Ajah. Hanks wheels around in circles in his cage - and Dr Afua tries to calm the distressed fluffy-haired dog. I don't even have the time now [to look after Hanks] because I'm always out looking for jobs," he told the BBC. Some, like Mr Maxwell, hand their pets over to a shelter for adoption but others simply abandon their animals. With St Mark's Animal Rescue Foundation caring for more than 60 dogs at the moment - around twice its capacity - would he ever turn away an animal?