RSPCA PTS half the animals they rescue

Doesn't surprise me, I think they're totally useless. They recently had collectors knocking on our doors asking for money. Told the poor guy exactly what I thought of them :(
 
I would rather convert all my money into pound coins and individually shove them up my ar*e than donate any of them to the RSPCA :eek:

I have no problems donating to charties but not the RSCPA who have over 60million in the bank and still cant to do anything right. :mad:

Heres for the local welfare charities and rescues who do sooo much more

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Springy said:
I would rather convert all my money into pound coins and individually shove them up my ar*e than donate any of them to the RSPCA :eek:

I have no problems donating to charties but not the RSCPA who have over 60million in the bank and still cant to do anything right. :mad:

Heres for the local welfare charities and rescues who do sooo much more

:D
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You are a bit behind times with the financial facts of the RSPCA.
 
I too think the RSPCA are shichtzer but I would actually rather animals are humanely PTS than endure a lifetime of misery and uncertainty and stressful kennel-living, which is too much for some to cope with.
 
Springy said:
I would rather convert all my money into pound coins and individually shove them up my ar*e than donate any of them to the RSPCA :eek:

I have no problems donating to charties but not the RSCPA who have over 60million in the bank and still cant to do anything right. :mad:

Heres for the local welfare charities and rescues who do sooo much more

:D
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Its a lot more than 60 Million, you are going to need a bigger a**e :D
 
I don't really have a problem with it, surely 'non medical reasons' could also include behavioural problems? Too many animals and not enough homes I would much rather they be PTS humanely than many of the other options.
 
Animal welfare charities take in the wreckage of other people's neglect and cruelty. Some of those animals are just too broken to fix. I'd rather see them put down than put through months or years of treatment, which will still give them a reduced quality of life at the end of it all.
 
The RSPCA doesn't always cover itself with glory, especially where horses are concerned, but I don't see anything wrong in PTS unwanted animals if I'm honest. There are worse fates than a quick and painless end if the animal has no future.
 
I actually don't have a problem with animals being PTS, far better than being stuck in kennels etc for months if not years if not suitable for rehoming. However generally I have little time for the RSPCA, they would never be my first choice to call in cases of equine neglect/cruelty and wish there was more choice for small animals.
 
Unless I read things wrong they destroyed 53000 fifty three thousand animals last year alone, thats a heck of a lot of animals, if the RSPCA hadn't destroyed them where exactly were these animals supposed to go?

53000 sheesh ... whilst I don't exactly favour the RSPCA I think the wrong people are being targetted here and the RSPCA are actually doing other peoples dirty work

unfortunately there are fates worse pts
 
It is a political organisation, I did not know the branches were self funding franchises. hardly makes them a charity in my definition.
I think they should be hung out to dry, their interference in the Grand National is typical, and while the welfare of horses in racing has improved in the past few years, it is not helpful to be constantly criticised by people who start off with an anti racing agenda. By reducing the height of the GN fences for example, they will increase the speed of the races, and also encourage trainers to enter horses which would not have been entered when fences are big.
There are other NH courses where the fences are standard regulation type, but are known as "stiff", poor jumpers will hit them hard and fall, with soft fences like the National fences are now, they can get over to the other side without falling.
I know I have spoken to the out of hours SSPCA, and found them unfriendly, not the sort of people I consider to be animal lovers, in addition they did not take the exact directions to a horse involved, so I had to identify it for them when they arrived .. consequently i was thrown off the DIY yard for "interfering" Their inspector told me there was grass inthe field....... yes and a TB left out in all weathers with no shelter, no rain sheet and no hard feed, it was losing 10kg a week, should one wait till there is no muscle left?

I would never give the RSPCA any money.
 
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Murphys Minder 2 of my dogs were in the pound and then rescue kennels for 7 months and 9 months. By your standards they would have been pts. Why when they are loving and loyal dogs who just needed someone to look past what breed they were and give them a second chance.

Perhaps the RSPCA could spend less money on pointless court cases and use it to help some of these 53000 animals instead.

I support local animal charities and if it is genuinely necessary I do not disagree with an animal being pts, but I do disagree with it for other reasons.
 
The charity is so huge, it should do a lot more education and a lot less legal fighting, but they should also prosecute outright cruelty cases, but only if there is no one else prepared to do this.
There primary responsibility is to prevent cruelty, they seem to have forgotten that.
If they highlighted the fact that they have to put 53K animals down per year, perhaps that might shake the public in to awareness of the problems. If they cover this up, it indicates they are ashamed of their own policies.
I will be astounded if they respond to this thread.
 
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PoppyAnderson said:
I too think the RSPCA are shichtzer but I would actually rather animals are humanely PTS than endure a lifetime of misery and uncertainty and stressful kennel-living, which is too much for some to cope with.
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I agree with this - there are fates far worse than death for all of us. Although not too sure about using a bolt gun on a dog - surely an injection is more humane, but probably more expensive.
 
Copperpot said:
Murphys Minder 2 of my dogs were in the pound and then rescue kennels for 7 months and 9 months. By your standards they would have been pts. Why when they are loving and loyal dogs who just needed someone to look past what breed they were and give them a second chance.

Perhaps the RSPCA could spend less money on pointless court cases and use it to help some of these 53000 animals instead.

I support local animal charities and if it is genuinely necessary I do not disagree with an animal being pts, but I do disagree with it for other reasons.
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I did state "if not suitable for rehoming", your dogs obviously were suitable other than their breed had a bad press. I am talking about dogs with health or behavioural problems that no one would want to take on, I would still maintain better to pts than left in kennels. I do agree RSPCA could do with spending their money on animals instead of political causes, and also if they acted a little more promptly in many cases reported to them they would have an animal suitable to rehome rather than one that is beyond help.
 
Ive no time for the RSPCA as a whole, but if all these animals were still alive - where would they be? Probably no better off in many cases.
 
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.
 
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
 
They both had behavioural problems but the rescue took the time to address these and so did we. If they had been in RPSCA "care" they would both have been pts.

Dobie girl I agree re should involve breed specific rescues as certain breeds need people who understand them better.
 
How many times have we seen on here posters complaining at trying to adopt a dog from rescues but have failed to satisfy the rescues strict criteria. If only they (rescues) were more realistic then a lot more could be rehomed.
 
I reported the ragwort infestation in the photo below. DEFRA states it is a "very severe infestation" and, in their bungling way, are attempting to get the landowner to do something about it. Four ponies browse for an occasional blade of grass amongst the noxious weeds. The SSPCA have also inspected the site and say it is "not a severe infestation".

As far as I am aware, it is an offence under the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act to graze livestock, including horses, on land severely infested with ragwort.

The SSPCA say if I am concerned, I should report it to DEFRA (which I have done). DEFRA say I should report it to the SSPCA (which I have also done).

BTW, that is ragwort at the floret stage for anyone who does not know. And the reaction by both bodies is called "Pass the parcel".:rolleyes:

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