Still think the sun shines out of the RSPCA's behind?

No I don't and never have thought that.

This is an article from 2010 - hardly relevant. The man in question didn't leave a note and his brother blamed the RSPCA. Nothing proven as far as I am aware.
 
Im sure this incident has been covered here somewhere already - 3 years ago, when it atchually happened. There is no proof the RSPCA were to blame for the mans death.
 
It seems odd that just hours after release he was gone.. feel so sorry for his family. Maybe it was 3 years ago, but it shows cracks were appearing back then.
these ponies were healthy, I thought they only dealt with ponies/horses at risk?
 
He also had 90 + (That is all that were atchually caught, so there may have been even more.) of these ponies..
Also, i would like to point out, that it was not just handled by the RSPCA.
This article : http://www.cumberlandnews.co.uk/new...uelty-found-hanged-1.737226?referrerPath=news

states "Redwings Horse Sanctuary, World Horse Welfare, the British Horse Society and Horse World were involved in Wednesday’s operation and they are housing the ponies in undisclosed locations."
 
People really should do their homework before starting to jump on this bandwagon lately...

OP you clearly have searched google or similar for some sort of crap to post on here. Yet you got it sadly wrong.
 
As I live near Caldbeck and knew of this man that hung himself. He was a cruel and violent man who kept his ponies in the most dire conditions in buildings on his property. Why this story has risen its head again beats me, but in this case I can assure you the RSPCA were long due to seize his ponies. Some of the ponies that fended for themselves on the fell seemed ok. The ponies that were in his care were not looked after, injuries were not treated, their feet were over grown to the point that they were unable to walk, they were suffering from lice, worms and open sores. He would not let anyone one his property, he would threaten with a gun.
This anti RSPCA crusade is getting ridiculous and quite frankly boring.
 
OP appears to have gone very silent...

This is all getting ridiculous now, and what people should realise, is that the RSPCA officers on the ground, doing their best in tough times, have real FEELINGS, and families, and children. The people out there who are going hell bent on causing such an uproar are actually putting these officers and their families at risk through hate campaigns. Whatever somebody's view about an organisation etc, there is absolutely no excuse for going out to deliberately dig dirt and try to create falsified nonsense.
 
Oh for goodness sake, if you're going to post about stories in the news (even if it was 3 years ago) it's perhaps prudent to get the facts right :rolleyes: All this anti-RSPCA nonsense is becoming frickin tedious.
 
In the past I've always had a great deal of time for the RSPCA and fund raised for them. My first dogs were adopted back in the '80s from their Barnes Hill shelter in Birmingham, and much more recently we've had cats from their Harrow Rd centre in London.

What is very sad and troubling is how the organisation has changed at the top - animal rights activists really have taken over and the gulf between their political carrying-on and the poor old grass roots inspectors is now enormous.

All I want is for the RSPCA to return to being the charity it once was, that put animals not agenda first. There is now a petition calling for the government to look into their more inappropriate activities: http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/43807
 
The RSPCA is more of a small animal rescue organisation, they also work with the Blue cross, Donkey sanctuary, WHW, and alot of other equine based animal rescues, they do all they can to help horses in need, but there simply is not room for them, there are breeders in wales with thousands of horses each, are they supposed to be able to rehabilitate and rehome them all? No, they may get 100million a year, but it costs thousands to rehabilitate each individual horse. . . Think about it.. :rolleyes:
 
I too want the RSPCA to return to the organisation we all believe it should be. Actually, I think (from personal experience) that the gulf between the guys on the ground and at the thick end and the top is far far too big.

Be open how money is spent, move away from being involved in political stances. If I was managing the PR side of things, after doing that, my first move would be to really promote some of the real faces of the RSPCA, have people who have worked at the hard edge, now at the top. The current CEO is doing an appalling job of managing this charities reputation. And if the RSPCA are putting down healthy animals... don't fudge or hide the issue. Come right out and say it. And say WHY. Let the public UNDERSTAND that the reason there are so very very many healthy animals, being destroyed in the UK is not down to one charities individual choice. It is down to the greedy scumbags who breed for a quick profit, the idiots who take animals on as a disposable item, the perception that all rescue animals are damaged and dangerous goods. If I was the RSPCA and I was accused of this, I would say, Yes we do, this is why, and you Jo Public need to take responsibility for what happens to these animals. Rescues should be seen for what they are, the final destination for unwanted animals, not a fantastic, limitless facility for those who can't be bothered.
 
Luci07 said:
I too want the RSPCA to return to the organisation we all believe it should be. Actually, I think (from personal experience) that the gulf between the guys on the ground and at the thick end and the top is far far too big.

Be open how money is spent, move away from being involved in political stances. If I was managing the PR side of things, after doing that, my first move would be to really promote some of the real faces of the RSPCA, have people who have worked at the hard edge, now at the top. The current CEO is doing an appalling job of managing this charities reputation. And if the RSPCA are putting down healthy animals... don't fudge or hide the issue. Come right out and say it. And say WHY. Let the public UNDERSTAND that the reason there are so very very many healthy animals, being destroyed in the UK is not down to one charities individual choice. It is down to the greedy scumbags who breed for a quick profit, the idiots who take animals on as a disposable item, the perception that all rescue animals are damaged and dangerous goods. If I was the RSPCA and I was accused of this, I would say, Yes we do, this is why, and you Jo Public need to take responsibility for what happens to these animals. Rescues should be seen for what they are, the final destination for unwanted animals, not a fantastic, limitless facility for those who can't be bothered.
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What a brilliant post.
 
Unfortunate that this post has given credence to those it was trying to disprove. There are plenty of current stories showing them in bad light, if that was what you wanted to do, OP.

Yet again, a thread on the RSPCA follows the same old rules, and changes nobody's mind.
 
Luci07 said:
I too want the RSPCA to return to the organisation we all believe it should be. Actually, I think (from personal experience) that the gulf between the guys on the ground and at the thick end and the top is far far too big.

Be open how money is spent, move away from being involved in political stances. If I was managing the PR side of things, after doing that, my first move would be to really promote some of the real faces of the RSPCA, have people who have worked at the hard edge, now at the top. The current CEO is doing an appalling job of managing this charities reputation. And if the RSPCA are putting down healthy animals... don't fudge or hide the issue. Come right out and say it. And say WHY. Let the public UNDERSTAND that the reason there are so very very many healthy animals, being destroyed in the UK is not down to one charities individual choice. It is down to the greedy scumbags who breed for a quick profit, the idiots who take animals on as a disposable item, the perception that all rescue animals are damaged and dangerous goods. If I was the RSPCA and I was accused of this, I would say, Yes we do, this is why, and you Jo Public need to take responsibility for what happens to these animals. Rescues should be seen for what they are, the final destination for unwanted animals, not a fantastic, limitless facility for those who can't be bothered.
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My thoughts, exactly.
 
Moomin - Yeah, I had to go to bed.. as getting up at 5am. Staying up all night just to entertain you just wouldn't help me do my job.
 
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Oh and i didn't spend all evening looking for RSPCA cases, it's what a friend posted else where. If I got that wrong then sorry, but in my eyes, the cases against them just keeping getting stacked higher.
 
chrisritch said:
Get a life. Stop trying to police the internet.
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:eek: Bit harsh! The report button is there for a purpose, and people have a right to use it if they see fit. Tfc won't take any action unless he then sees fit.

I personally wouldn't bother to report a thread like this. But I do think it's part of a very silly bandwagon. People have real concerns about the RSPCA and those I'll listen to. But not ill-informed press links from several years ago. Ridiculous.
 
Get over it guys. If you don't like the RSPCA, there are other organisations that can help you and animals who are suffering.

Such pointless criticism does nothing to help anyone.

Anyone with half a brain between the lug holes know not to call the RSPCA.
 
Shadeyoak said:
Oh and i didn't spend all evening looking for RSPCA cases, it's what a friend posted else where. If I got that wrong then sorry, but in my eyes, the cases against them just keeping getting stacked higher.
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But if this is an example of the cases which are stacking against them, you're not looking at the evidence very closely.

I am on the fence where the RSPCA are concerned, but daft posts like this do make it look like some people are on a crusade to try to discredit them.
 
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