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Well after last night I can safely say I do not rate them at all!

A dog was left tied to the railings outside my local shop last night - she'd been there since at least 8pm and was still there at 11pm. The RSPCA were rung to see if they could fetch her or at least scan her for a chip but their response was: We can't do anything until she has been there for at least 24 hours! It was quite cold last night and she was a little underweigh.

She was very nervous which was understandable but I managed to untie her and take her to a safe place. She was so well behaved and has been trained at some point as travels in a car, sits, gives her paw and will lie down on command. She's also very friendly and was lying on my lap!

She's a sweet little dog but I couldn't keep her as my dog doesn't get on with others

The RSPCA have now lost my support through this. Rant over!
 
Next time try the PDSA. My blind and slightly demented cat went missing. Three weeks later someone told me a poster was advertising a Found cat.

Apparently, the PDSA were alerted by a member of the public. Came out and painstakingly managed to catch her, kept her for 3 weeks. staff bought home cooked tit bits to fatten her up and arranged a residental home for Blind cats for long term care. Fortunately, I arrived the day before she was due to start her posh new life 100 miles away. The staff were so excited when she went home, I really couldn't imagine a more humane and caring service.
PDSA are wonderful.
 
Are they not just following the law?

My beloved old girl was rescued by the RSPCA not once but twice before I got her.

For that and the 11 years of the best friend imaginable, I will always be grateful to them.

I lost her two weeks ago.
 
Law or policy ?
My terrier was abandoned at 4 weeks old with the rest of the litter. The RSPCA came out straight away, but the cold had killed one of them. That was 11 years ago, so maybe things ahve changed.
 
It may be their policy but I don't see how anyone could leave her outside a shop in the cold etc when shes underweight.

She's at my friends house at the moment, am going to wait a day or so to see if anyone has 'lost' her then I'm not sure. She's a staffie or staffie x so am a bit reluctant to take her down the rehoming centres as some have been overrun with staffies :(
 
cant believe they have to wait 24 hours! the dog could have been dead by then if it wasn't for you!

Im slowly loosing hope with the RSPCA :(
 
Perhaps ring round a few vets and let them know you have the dog. Lots of people ring them when they've lost pets in case they've been knocked over.. I know its unlikely as she was tied up, but worth a try..
 
Have a look at the Dogs Lost website. They advise reporting a 'found' dog to the local dog warden and police station and having it checked for a microchip. You could also post him in the found section. I do not suppose anybody has gone back to the shop saying they forgot their dog? I know it sounds daft but some older people can have some very senior moments (as I know!)
 
The operator you spoke to was full of rubbish.

Glad you took the little dog to a safe place though. What a terrible world we live in.
 
I'd always ring a small local charity before our version of the RSPCA.

Well done for taking her...where I live two dogs have been set alight in the past fortnight, one survived, one died. God knows what might have happened for her.

And Google Justice for Cody if you don't believe me.
 
How sad that someone should dump her like that. I guess the only plus is it looks like they dumped her somewhere knowing that more than likely someone would take her in. However, one part of me does wonder if maybe the owner could be elderly and 'forgot' they'd left the dog? I assume noone in the area recognises the dog as belonging to anyone locally?

Either situation, the dogs needs rescuing anyway but I wouldn't contact the RSPCA either - had too many negative experiences with them over the years.
 
horserider said:
Next time try the PDSA. My blind and slightly demented cat went missing. Three weeks later someone told me a poster was advertising a Found cat.

Apparently, the PDSA were alerted by a member of the public. Came out and painstakingly managed to catch her, kept her for 3 weeks. staff bought home cooked tit bits to fatten her up and arranged a residental home for Blind cats for long term care. Fortunately, I arrived the day before she was due to start her posh new life 100 miles away. The staff were so excited when she went home, I really couldn't imagine a more humane and caring service.
PDSA are wonderful.
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This would be very unusual (not saying it never happened i your scenario), the PDSA would usually accept a stray/injured animals handed over by the public to their clinic but would not be the ones to go and collect the animal themselves. So really only call them if you want advice as to where to hand an injured animals in as any practice the PDSA will accept an injured stray but not an uninjured one, and still the RSPCA should be contacted by the finder and then the vet would deal with them to get a log number.
OP the dog warden may have been a better bet than the RSPCA, like you say you cant leave a dog tied up for 24 hours it's a disgrace:mad:. When you untie it and take it home you will then get them saying "oh well you untied it, its your responsibility":rolleyes:
 
CAYLA said:
This would be very unusual (not saying it never happened i your scenario), the PDSA would usually accept a stray/injured animals handed over by the public to their clinic but would not be the ones to go and collect the animal themselves. So really only call them if you want advice as to where to hand an injured animals in as any practice the PDSA will accept an injured stray but not an uninjured one,
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Happened in Stoke about 3 months ago.

Twinks was not injured and the staff member who caught her, came back and put up posters in the area. I recall her saying she had done this for other animals too, so not just my cat.
I am extremely grateful particularly as Twinks was PTS last evening aged 17 years.
RIP. Twinks, old girl.
 
Poor thing. Unfortunately as she's a staffy, she will do her 7 days in the pound and prob end up pts unless a rescue pulls her out. I hope someone has lost her and they can be reunited.
 
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