Useless Rspca

[mrs_overall]

Yesterday afternoon I came home from a shopping trip and was amused to see a wood pigeon sitting quietly next to one of Mr O's ornamental sheep. A couple of hours later I was heading out again and saw the pigeon hadn't moved. I summonsed Mr O and when he had a close look, he saw that the pigeon had been shot in one wing which was a bloody mess.
He rang the RSPCA who said that wild birds were not in their remit (lying gits - they would be there like greased lightening if it was an injured swan). Mr O then asked for advice on what to do with the pigeon and their expert advice was "Dunno."
Mr O then made several phone calls to animal loving friends and eventually was given the number of someone who takes in injured birds.
The lady who took the bird in rang this morning to say he /she is looking quite perky today and should recover.
We previously rang the RSPCA about a neighbour who keeps six dogs in a shed and rarely walks them. They said as long as the dogs were being fed and not ill treated then it was none of their business.
I am not an animal lover myself but I think the RSPCA are rubbish.

[murraymints]

that is terrible I would report that branch to HQ !

[murraymints]

I'd call them out for mischief because of that..help my poor sheep can't move ! lol

[naomi24]

I've heard similar stories. We take injured wild animals to our vet. If they're treatable, he treats them free of charge because he cares about animals. If they're too badly injured, he does the right thing. I think most vets would do the same.

[Prudie]

That's exactly why I stopped giving to the RSPCA years ago. They've got above themselves.

[murraymints]

when wee sparrows got caught in my netting local vet also helped free...don't use it anymore because of birds getting caught up

[Frank97]

I've had a couple of sick bird incidents recently, one a Swan with a broken leg, which the RSPCA did come out for and must have mentioned 50 times about me making a donation towards the Swans treatment.
Then the second, a sick Heron in the field behind me, called http://www.secretworld.org/ this time, completely different attitude, very thankful that I had called and wishing there was more people like me, they'll get a few quid when I can.
Also called the RSPCA regarding a dog left tied outside a farmhouse while the farmer was on holiday, they didn't even bother to turn up!
I'm not a fan of the RSPCA!

[pastafreak]

I think the RSPCA only takes those cases that get it into the news for all the *wonderful* work it does. One tiny bird is not enough.

[mrs_overall]

Like most big charities, I think they have lost their way and have become too political. They only go for the big issues, such as fox hunting.

The local vets is just around the corner but it was closed

[Iggle Piggle]

The RSPCA must be a very rich charity, the advertising alone must cost a fortune so where is all the money? It is the ROYAL society so they can be asked to publish their accounts (maybe they do).
The 2 staff that came a-knocking recently on our door appologised for not being able to help when we needed them but said money was tight and they didn't have enough officers to cover all eventualities, concentrating on ill-treatment etc.

[RATTER15]

I used to have regular fall outs with the RSPCA, It isn't an injured swan that makes them react, its a TV camera!!

When I was a Pest Controller I regularly had phone calls from people concerned over injured animals, from injured birds to gulls caught in netting to cats stuck up chimneys, I had them all, all were told by the RSPCA that they weren't interested. Fortunately I had an employee who would help with these jobs free of charge. I never made any charges for rescue jobs. I remember one we were called out to a very large Victorian house where a cat became stuck high up in the chimney. we were there for 10 hours all through the night taking stones out of the chimney before the cat finally popped out through one of the holes we created.

In my experience the RSPCA are "generally" a waste of space unless there is some positive feedback by way of advertising.

[murraymints]

such a shame..they've lost the way !

[mrs_overall]

I've just done some Googling.
Their latest report showed their annual income is £44 million.
Their chief executive is paid a staggering £160,000 a year
They spent a mind boggling £326,000 prosecuting one hunt.

[royfromaus]

I stopped donating when it became apparent that gypsies can do what they like to their ponies.

[murraymints]

EEK ! .. what ARE they doing with the dosh then ?

[Frank97]

Those uniforms must be a big expense you know!

[RATTER15]

They have also been prosecuted quite a few times themselves for having "working dogs" destroyed saying that they were very ill. Fortunately in some instances the same dogs had been at the vets a day or two before and vets records were shown that they were suffering from no illnesses and post mortem examinations have been made as well. Despite peoples views on working dogs, it isn't the dogs fault, the dog is usually doing what humans have trained it to do, it doesn't deserve to be killed because of it. Most working dogs are great family pets as well.

[pastafreak]

They say they rescued/collected 245,590 animals last year...that's almost 5,000 a week. When? Where?

[lady-janine]

I rang them once about a parrot that had obviously escaped and was being harassed by rooks. they said pet birds were not their concern. a couple of neighbours (fishing types) managed to rescue it with nets on long poles and return it to very worried owner. rspca useless shower.

[RATTER15]

//For domesticated animals the law states you must provide food water and dry shelter.//

So basically, you must do enough to keep them alive!

If I couldn't do more than that I would rather see them put down!