elijahasgal
Well-Known Member
I post this not knowing what others think of this society.
I really really dont like them
Especially where horses are concerned.
I got harassed once by them years ago, and when I say harassed......
Because I had sprained my back, and was not for a few days able to clear poo from around the ad lib haylage bale in a ring feeder, so their back feer were in muck. not one other thing could they find fault with, for this I was visited and harassed repeatedly for about 2 months.
That said, the fact that they are more political than useful now, especially where our equines are concerned (cause they cost a lot of money to keep)
I dont like them. I know too many inside stories now. But I put my case down to youth, and naievity in dealing with them
But today a friend of mine told me of harassment that she is receiving from them. She is suing a buisness because of trouble that they caused her. She believes that they have put in a complaint, to start this.
I have known this lady 25 years. She works in racing, deals mainly in mares, youngstock, but regually takes in rescues, and rehomes them, saving them from being put down. All her horses (minus rescues just in) are in fantastic condition.
RSPCA inspector comes not happy that the horses are turned out as the fields wet, and there is mud.(we are up north here where its rained all year) Not happy that out of 58horses 2 need trims. So my friend plays along with her, gets her to put in writing all the complaints, and acts on it.
Her demands were that the field was topped, she get rid of 10 horses, get the two trimmed. With the threat that if they took them they would put them down.
Following week inspector is back.....this is the point that she realises that she picking on the wrong person.....
10 horses rehomed...given away, with independent valuation and vets reports on each one. £20,000 value to horses.
fields topped, with before and after pictures, in this wet, showing done as told, made fields in worse condition.
two were trimmed (needed sedation, the only reason that they had not been done)
All horses fit and healthy, in good condition.
She had a copy of the animal welfare act, and then turned tables on inspector, firing questions at her, exposing her lack of knowledge, feed ratios, etc
The inspector comes back again, makes a comment that the number of horses have changed, before she comes down the drive that my friend was "conning" her
So that then becomes a challenge of you cannot count numbers from outside, and as we have had rugs and equipment stolen, please would you like to tell the police how you got the information, and if you came onto my property without permission or escort.
proof the horses been fed, all the invoices for haylage, and there are the wrappers that have not yet been collected. feed bills, proof what they are being fed, etc etc
then it became what do you advise, they cannot "advise", even though they are there to "prevent" the horses becoming welfare cases
Especially when she pointed out that several horses she knows that are in RSPCA care that are in hock deep mud in the area, being fed mouldy haylage, and more.
So why do I so dislike them, knowing what I do about them?
youngsters put down, just because they retain a testicle
the trouble in this corner that people have getting the money to care for them off the area co-ordinator
taken because they are on a shorter tether, as they are close to a road, even though they are in fantastic condition, and put down
a yard I knew that took them in, dark stables nothing to see, no turnout, 2ft high bedding, and they kept sending them there, even after receiving complaints
The blind eye that they turn to persistant offenders.
The fact that they are political, not really after the welfare of the horses. So they pressure with popular opinion, not what really matters, so that their coffers get filled.
Is it just me?
I really really dont like them
Especially where horses are concerned.
I got harassed once by them years ago, and when I say harassed......
Because I had sprained my back, and was not for a few days able to clear poo from around the ad lib haylage bale in a ring feeder, so their back feer were in muck. not one other thing could they find fault with, for this I was visited and harassed repeatedly for about 2 months.
That said, the fact that they are more political than useful now, especially where our equines are concerned (cause they cost a lot of money to keep)
I dont like them. I know too many inside stories now. But I put my case down to youth, and naievity in dealing with them
But today a friend of mine told me of harassment that she is receiving from them. She is suing a buisness because of trouble that they caused her. She believes that they have put in a complaint, to start this.
I have known this lady 25 years. She works in racing, deals mainly in mares, youngstock, but regually takes in rescues, and rehomes them, saving them from being put down. All her horses (minus rescues just in) are in fantastic condition.
RSPCA inspector comes not happy that the horses are turned out as the fields wet, and there is mud.(we are up north here where its rained all year) Not happy that out of 58horses 2 need trims. So my friend plays along with her, gets her to put in writing all the complaints, and acts on it.
Her demands were that the field was topped, she get rid of 10 horses, get the two trimmed. With the threat that if they took them they would put them down.
Following week inspector is back.....this is the point that she realises that she picking on the wrong person.....
10 horses rehomed...given away, with independent valuation and vets reports on each one. £20,000 value to horses.
fields topped, with before and after pictures, in this wet, showing done as told, made fields in worse condition.
two were trimmed (needed sedation, the only reason that they had not been done)
All horses fit and healthy, in good condition.
She had a copy of the animal welfare act, and then turned tables on inspector, firing questions at her, exposing her lack of knowledge, feed ratios, etc
The inspector comes back again, makes a comment that the number of horses have changed, before she comes down the drive that my friend was "conning" her
So that then becomes a challenge of you cannot count numbers from outside, and as we have had rugs and equipment stolen, please would you like to tell the police how you got the information, and if you came onto my property without permission or escort.
proof the horses been fed, all the invoices for haylage, and there are the wrappers that have not yet been collected. feed bills, proof what they are being fed, etc etc
then it became what do you advise, they cannot "advise", even though they are there to "prevent" the horses becoming welfare cases
Especially when she pointed out that several horses she knows that are in RSPCA care that are in hock deep mud in the area, being fed mouldy haylage, and more.
So why do I so dislike them, knowing what I do about them?
youngsters put down, just because they retain a testicle
the trouble in this corner that people have getting the money to care for them off the area co-ordinator
taken because they are on a shorter tether, as they are close to a road, even though they are in fantastic condition, and put down
a yard I knew that took them in, dark stables nothing to see, no turnout, 2ft high bedding, and they kept sending them there, even after receiving complaints
The blind eye that they turn to persistant offenders.
The fact that they are political, not really after the welfare of the horses. So they pressure with popular opinion, not what really matters, so that their coffers get filled.
Is it just me?
