I remember an issue years ago whereby somebody sold a horse to an RSPCA inspector, subsequently some unpleasant treatment of said horse was reported but no action taken......... I quite agree, they dont really want this brough into the public domain big time. I wonder if this is reported anywhere else though?
Talk about hypocrisy and looking after their own!
How do we alert something like The Sun or The Mail to this, anyone know? I personally think it is bigtime news, it shouldn't just be stuck away in a local? I have added a comment btw - well what did you expect me to do, sit on my hands?!
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Talk about hypocrisy and looking after their own!
How do we alert something like The Sun or The Mail to this, anyone know? I personally think it is bigtime news, it shouldn't just be stuck away in a local? I have added a comment btw - well what did you expect me to do, sit on my hands?!
The article also said he was a former Senior Police Officer too!! Old boys network closing ranks. The whole thing stinks and words fail me. Just sent off my second letter to the RSPCA this month and will await their reply.
I got a reply last time. It was a load of waffle, but whether they care or not I just think they should know that people are getting pretty concerned with the way they are going about things.
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The article also said he was a former Senior Police Officer too!! Old boys network closing ranks. The whole thing stinks and words fail me.
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It wouldn't surprise me in the least if they're not members of their branch of the funny handshakers, the Masons either; they always look after their own when probably a lot of other people would have been done for something!
The article also said that they had been offering assistance for a period of eight months. So again, why was nothing done before it got to the case that an animal again has to die.
The reason no action was taken against the owner was because he knows exactly how they work - and they wouldn't want him opening his mouth now would they, ah!?
The picture of that poor little foal breaks my heart but I won't be passing comment about it as I don't know any facts.
I was going to contact the rspca and tell them how i felt about this bloke not being punished but they have no email address, probably cant keep up with the number of complaints!!
They really are disgusting.
Well it's just the sort of thing we have come to expect in this country now, he will probably go into politics, he would certainly fit right in with all the other fiddling lying cover up goverment sleezebags, absolutaly disgusting, must be an old boy network operating, so glad I stopped giving my hard earned money to this so called charity.
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The article also said that they had been offering assistance for a period of eight months. So again, why was nothing done before it got to the case that an animal again has to die.
A lot of emotion on this thread, with scant regard for reality.
The RSPCA is merely a charity. It is NOT a government department, or a part of the UK legal system. Like any other charity, it is responsible to those who fund it, not to the general public. I suspect a lot of those criticising the RSPCA contribute nothing to it, but oddly, feel they can dictate how it should spend its income - the money donated by others.
Prosecutions under the Animal Welfare Act are brought by Local Authorities, not the RSPCA.
Under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 Inspectors and constables can legally enter premises if they suspect an animal is suffering. RSPCA officers cannot. (Unless they happen to have been appointed Inspectors by the relevant Local Authority.)
Perhaps the RSPCA had informed the Local Authority of their suspicions long ago, in which case they had done all they legally can.
Have you not noticed that the RSPCA does not respond to the rantings; simply because those who rant usually have little regard for the facts, just uninformed opinions.
I suggest you read the Animal Welfare Act 2006 before getting hot under the collar.
Then you will realise that it is your Local Authority you should approach, NOT the RSPCA, if you suspect a case of animal cruelty.