RSPCA NEWS

Please be aware that these job losses are in the headquarters of the national society which could have a MAJOR impact on prosecutions and animal welfare. Whatever your views on the society, they have a 98% success rate on prosecutions so do a lot to help animals.

The RSPCA are NOT government funded and if people still want a charity to take legal action against perpetrators of neglect and abuse of animals then the RSPCA are the only ones who do this.
 
They may be the only ones to bring prosecutions, but I would have more sympathy if they hadn't spent £16 millionm on a new headquarters and put conference members up in the Hilton. They need to look long and hard at where the public's money is spent imho.
 
Moomin1 said:
Please be aware that these job losses are in the headquarters of the national society which could have a MAJOR impact on prosecutions and animal welfare. Whatever your views on the society, they have a 98% success rate on prosecutions so do a lot to help animals.
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If there is legislation on place then is it not a matter for the police, what would happen if RSPCA decided NOT to prosecute, it is obvious [98%] they only do so when a win is guaranteed.
To be honest I imagine court cost are difficult to retrieve even when awarded.
 
touchstone said:
They may be the only ones to bring prosecutions, but I would have more sympathy if they hadn't spent £16 millionm on a new headquarters and put conference members up in the Hilton. They need to look long and hard at where the public's money is spent imho.
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This seems amazing, why should any charity base it 's HQ in the UK's most expensive city? There are plenty of local areas in need of employment and with large offices sitting empty.
There is need for staff training, but conferences.... well, in this day and age, it has to be questioned.
 
My husband has done a few building jobs for the rspca, he says they have the most expensive materials, { my husband does tell them the job can be done cheaper} and waste so much money, building things that just dont need doing, he got talking to one of the workers, who told him her boss spends all his time having expensive lunches out, every day :mad:
 
If you look at the figures in that article, they collect 130 000 animals, but only rehome 64 000.
I don't believe that more than half the animals they collect need put down due to health issues, and suspect that they PTS for their own convenience.
I have worked with one ex RSPCA inspector, and he knew nothing about horses, but was happy to set himself up as an 'expert' and bring prosecutions against people he perceived to be rich, hunting types on spurious grounds.
They also seem to prosecute instead of supporting, for example where an elderly person's health deteriorates so both their and their animals suffer - where nothing can be gained by legal action.
If the RSPCA were to go bankrupt, it would be a good thing - donations could be given to genuine charities which really do care, and aren't subsumed by their political agendas.
Rant over.
S :D
 
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