Sad news as RSPCA redundancies announced and rescue centres close

[conniegirl]

Do you know what happened to these poor mites?

About 2 weeks after those photos were taken and after a lot of negotiation with the family who owned them, a friend of mine bought them both for £50. She couldn’t watch them suffer any longer.
The little grey mare in the picture (well her bum is in the first one) was only 3years old, she foaled a beautiful little filly about a month after those photos were taken but nearly died doing so as she was skin and bones underneath the hair, there is only so much weight you can put on a horse in a couple of weeks.
The filly was weaned onto bottles as early as they thought they could get away with (so a matter of weeks) as the mare kept deteriorating.
as soon as filly was taken off her she picked up enormously, she eventually went on to be a wonderful kids pony, the filly was eventually sold to a showing home and did quite well as a Leadrein show hunter pony.

The bay colt in those pictures was 2 yrs old, he collapsed in the trailer on the way to my friends place, it took a good year and a lot of vet bills to get him well again. He was gelded, broken aged 5 and went on to be a super little jumping pony.

i’ll see if i can dig out a photo i have of the mare when i ran into them at a show when the mare would have been around 10 years old, she looked an absolute picture!

 

[conniegirl]

The mare when she was 10yrs old

 

[Gingerwitch]

About 2 weeks after those photos were taken and after a lot of negotiation with the family who owned them, a friend of mine bought them both for £50. She couldn’t watch them suffer any longer.
The little grey mare in the picture (well her bum is in the first one) was only 3years old, she foaled a beautiful little filly about a month after those photos were taken but nearly died doing so as she was skin and bones underneath the hair, there is only so much weight you can put on a horse in a couple of weeks.
The filly was weaned onto bottles as early as they thought they could get away with (so a matter of weeks) as the mare kept deteriorating.
as soon as filly was taken off her she picked up enormously, she eventually went on to be a wonderful kids pony, the filly was eventually sold to a showing home and did quite well as a Leadrein show hunter pony.

The bay colt in those pictures was 2 yrs old, he collapsed in the trailer on the way to my friends place, it took a good year and a lot of vet bills to get him well again. He was gelded, broken aged 5 and went on to be a super little jumping pony.

i’ll see if i can dig out a photo i have of the mare when i ran into them at a show when the mare would have been around 10 years old, she looked an absolute picture!

I am so pleased to hear this. Bless you and your friend. GW x

 

[Daughter of the Moor]

But the big wigs will still take their huge salaries.

Do you know how much the "bigwigs" earn?
The senior management staff shoulder all the responsibility for running the organisation and from my time working in the charity sector, I know that people at their level would earn at least twice as much if they were working in the private sector. If you pay peanuts you get monkeys!

 

[dorsetladette]

Do you know how much the "bigwigs" earn?
The senior management staff shoulder all the responsibility for running the organisation and from my time working in the charity sector, I know that people at their level would earn at least twice as much if they were working in the private sector. If you pay peanuts you get monkeys!

Last published data I have seen suggests the CEO was on £140k before bonuses in 2017.

Do you have connections with the Rspca?

 

[Tiddlypom]

Wonder what’s going to happen to the numerous horses (around 100) rescued from the premises near Pwllheli earlier this week? Plus assorted poultry and rabbits.

Taking in that number of animals, who are in very poor condition, is a huge challenge. They have gone into the care of the RSPCA.

I do know that the RSPCA use ‘private boarding’ aka livery for some overflow cases.


https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/rspca-100-horses-seized-gwynedd-724324

 

[dorsetladette]

Wonder what’s going to happen to the numerous horses (around 100) rescued from the premises near Pwllheli earlier this week? Plus assorted poultry and rabbits.

Taking in that number of animals, who are in very poor condition, is a huge challenge. They have gone into the care of the RSPCA.

I do know that the RSPCA use ‘private boarding’ aka livery for some overflow cases.


https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/rspca-100-horses-seized-gwynedd-724324

I thought it was reported that it was a multi agency operation but it doesn't read that way in the H&H report.

If their in really poor condition would livery be an option?

 

[meleeka]

Wonder what’s going to happen to the numerous horses (around 100) rescued from the premises near Pwllheli earlier this week? Plus assorted poultry and rabbits.

Taking in that number of animals, who are in very poor condition, is a huge challenge. They have gone into the care of the RSPCA.

I do know that the RSPCA use ‘private boarding’ aka livery for some overflow cases.


https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/rspca-100-horses-seized-gwynedd-724324

No doubt the RSPCA have been monitoring these horses for years. They will pts a large majority of them I’m sure. I don’t necessarily disagree with putting down ponies that are unlikely to find homes or need a lot of care, but it’s not something they’d ever own up to doing and there’s absolutely no accountability for their actions which is wrong imo.

 

[Tiddlypom]

If their in really poor condition would livery be an option?

Some of their private boarders do sterling work with horses in very poor condition, but really private boarding is for more straightforward cases that have already been turned round, and now just need some tlc.

They’ll have to PTS most of them, I’d have thought. It’s not like any of the other agencies have loads of space to take them in.

ETA I’ve seen what they do with the lucky ones that get to Gonsal Farm. They do a fab job with them there, but I don’t know who chooses which equines go there.

 

[The Fuzzy Furry]

Unless the picked up animals are needing pts on medical grounds, the RSPCA can't pts or rehome till court case is over. If the case is successful in prosecution then charges for keep can be awarded, animals can be rehomed.

 

[honetpot]

No doubt the RSPCA have been monitoring these horses for years. They will pts a large majority of them I’m sure. I don’t necessarily disagree with putting down ponies that are unlikely to find homes or need a lot of care, but it’s not something they’d ever own up to doing and there’s absolutely no accountability for their actions which is wrong imo.

Unless they are signed over they are the owners property, and a mass PTS would mean they could be sued, unless they could prove each one was on vets advice. I know of a breeder locally who was taken to court, it was all over the horse forums, they were found guilty of some charges, and some animals were returned. I was told by someone who knows them that the costed awarded to the RSPCA were never paid, because the actions of the RSPCA left them liable to be sued, and they didn't want the bad publicity.
It's just a bad situation all round.

 

[Tiddlypom]

TFF, thanks for the reminder, that is correct re if there is a pending court case.

So they’ll have to be put somewhere and looked after in the interim.

Might these be decent ponies if they can be turned round? Did the stud used to have a good rep?

ETA I know that Gonsal Farm go on ‘lockdown’ if they have a big new influx. No unnecessary visits out by staff eg for home checks, it’s all hands to the pumps for the duration.

ETA2 And another unrelated huge intake, this time of over 90 dogs (some dead) from another location in Wales . Also in the care of the RSPCA.

Dogs rescued after being found in 'poor conditions' https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-54029702

 

[dorsetladette]

Talking of rescue cases in Wales. Has anyone heard whats happening with Whispering willows? Didn't the rspca take horses from there as well?