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.

[Fusion5]

Had similar experience. A goose crash landed in our cul-de-sac, I rang the RSPCA as did another neighbour. I was passed from pillow to post on the phone, and got nowhere. We actually had a RSPCA centre in the next road to us, and popped round there for advice. Once again they just gave us the same phone numbers as we had already tried.

In the end we rang a private wild life organisation, who came round and rescued the bird and all the neighbours and myself clubbed together and paid.

[HansUrbancka]

Mrs_O.........You have said...."I think the RSPCA are rubbish."

I Don't think it.....I am Sure it is an organisation that is more interested in its own self survival than a love of animals.

Hans.

[corylus]

I once rang the RSPCA about a boxer dog living across from us that was left on its own for a couple of weeks whilst the owners were on holiday. Some chap came ONCE a day to feed it and let it out. The poor thing spent all day looking out of the window in hope! Rang the RSPCA, told no problem with us it's being fed and taken out!

More recently (and in a different house) a grotty, ginger, stray cat that we took in and looked after and fed him up (he took up residence in the greenhouse) disappeared for a few days and came back with a long, bloody, gaping wound round his neck, obviously he'd been caught in a snare. Rang the RSPCA who could only offer me loan of a trap to catch him and take him to our vet! This I HAD to do to help the poor thing and when I got him to the vet for treatment the vet rang the RSPCA who refused to pay for the op. to stitch his neck up but after some negotiation did offer to pay to have him neutered while he was under anaesthetic. He recovered very well, fortunately, I paid for the rest of his treatment.

I had a very good idea who was setting these snares locally and informed the RSPCA but nobody bothered to come and have a look round despite several phone calls.

They get no donations from me now.

[boxtops]

I've have informed the Police about the snares, corylus....

Locally we take any injured wildlife to one of the vets. I wouldn't waste my time with the RSPCA.

[HansUrbancka]

I wonder if the RSPCA actually have any permanent Vets on staff.

The organisation certainly has plenty of fund raisers....It's money that is important to ensure that all of it's 'top brass' are well paid and sod the animals who are unable to contribute to its funds.

Hans.