MrsMozart
Just passing through...
I have my view, but am interested in others'...
its like the british law in general, bloody pointless. yes a few people get the odd slap but the worst offenders just carry on and get away scot free.
What are the main points of the AW act, I know I was pointed in direction of Section 9, but not sure how it works in practice, I looked on RSPCA and came up withThe five welfare needs
This means pet owners are now legally obliged to care for their pet properly - which most owners already do - by providing these five basic needs:
somewhere suitable to live
a proper diet, including fresh water
the ability to express normal behaviour
for any need to be housed with, or apart from, other animals
protection from, and treatment of, illness and injury.
Find out what your pet needs in all about animals.
All a bit wooly, can't see that working in practice.
Absolute waste of paper. This is a prime example.
There is a woman in Somerset who has lots of minis - they are starving, there is a 2yo who is still feeding off its mother as never been weaned, mother due to die very soon from malnutrition and having the life literally sucked out of her, the colts, stallions and mares all run together so pregnancies. They have no water and live on dirt. The RSPCA and WHW know all about this woman but do nothing about it.
Horses keep dying there - one broke its leg and was not treated for days. A friend went and felt so guilty that she gave them hay and absolutely rollocked the owner who is basically a fruit loop and lazy. She has money but just cannot be bothered. Friend was wasting their breath saying anything as woman just will not do anything and kept making crap excuses. How can this be allowed to go on?
The animal welfare act is only as good as the person who uses it.
Over the years I have met some damn good animal welfare inspectors, police officers and sheriffs (in Scotland) who are dedicated, up to date with their legislation and do their job well. I have seen many get excellent results with The Animal Welfare Act.
On the other hand I have met many lazy, incompetent and unconfident Inspectors/Officers who fail in their day-to-day tasks and Sheriffs who fail to see the importance of imposing adequate penalties.
The new Animal Welfare Act is far better than the antiquated 1912 act, which was extremely out dated.
As I said at the beginning, legislation is only as good as the person who uses it.
I would not put it down to one officer, tbh, it must be due to management, or institutional mis-management if we wish to use current media talk.
If officers on the ground are not getting support for prosecutions they will give up.
The RSPCA is a charity, if it is not fulfillling its charitable functions should a letter of protest by all who post about it on here be sent to the Charitable Commission to provoke action?
If illegal acts are being carried out report the matter to your chief Constable.
its like the british law in general, bloody pointless. yes a few people get the odd slap but the worst offenders just carry on and get away scot free.
ah now that is different, in your case you are "the inspector" who finds that he gets no support from superiors.Maybe, but don't you think the attitude of the officers plays a large part? If they can't even be bothered to look at a reported cruelty cases or look and dismiss then certain failings are down to them. I work in a school and have banged my head against a wall 1000 times over when I've discussed welfare issues re children with those higher than me, only for nothing to be done. Doesn't mean i'll ever stop caring or stop trying to help. If they no longer care enough to at least try, then they shouldn't be doing the job.
ah now that is different, in your case you are "the inspector" who finds that he gets no support from superiors.
If you were not employed but were for example a "concerned person" your complaint would be to the SPCA, whereas I think that it is quite possible that your superiors/employers have not passed on your concerns, does that make sense?