RSPCA PTS half the animals they rescue

Agreed, ... I was also thinking of how they actually spent their money..Also heard there were a fair few redunancies back end of last year but have to put my hand up and say that it was a passing comment. I really hope that it is not true in line with what they spent on the Heythrop case though!
 
planete said:
I have been told that the RSPCA automatically put down lurchers if they know they have been working dogs. Has anybody else heard this and how reliable is this information? It has been worrying me ever since I heard it.
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My lurcher came from GRWE (national greyhound and lurcher charity, with until recently NO employees, and now one, rehomes 600-800 dogs a year). His previous owners were trying to rehome both their dogs, a retired racing greyhound and mine, a collie/ greyhound. They offered them to the RSPCA who said "we don't take any lurchers, we just put them to sleep". Bear in mind this was an 8 month old child and dog friendly smooth coated, neutered and vaccinated dog with no health of behavioural issues other than being a big bouncy boy. Luckily they didn't hand them over but gave mine to GRWE and the racer to RGT... One of the many reasons I hate the organisation!
 
Dobiegirl said:
RSPCA do not pass dogs on to breed rescues, I know thats probabley a drop in the ocean compared to the volume being pts but it would help. They could address the problems at grass roots by offering a spaying and neutering programme this could be funded by an advertising campaign which would also educate people as to the perils of buying from BYB and puppy farming. they
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Totally agree. I know of two organisations which have offered rescue spaces to salukis which have been loitering with the RSPCA for several MONTHS and they still wouldn't hand them over the specialist breed rescue. Makes me so mad when there are homes waiting through rescue organisations where they have the breed expertise to judge the right placement for the dog.
 
That was a very interesting article, wow their membership has fallen to 25,000it wont be too long before they run out of money and they implode. How sad that a great organisation with a proud history has fallen so far, as we all know they are no longer interested in their original remit. Its about time they lost their royal patronage as well.
 
I'd sooner burn my money than donate it to the RSPCA.

We rehomed a mini shetland with laminitis in all 4 hooves. Mange, lice and sweetitch and was fed chicken corn and bags and bags of apples and carrots.

Before I got him he'd been reported by 1 woman 4 times to the RSPCA and they didn't even bother seeing the poor pony.
 
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