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RSPCA - I am disgusted at this !
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Hate to tell op but yes true dd was doing to train as rspca inspector after uni but decided against it when she heard their figures etc when she went to open day for applicants
Any actual proof? If the figures are that freely available then why aren't they out there? This story is nothing more than a disgruntled former employee who blames her breakdown on the RSPCA. There's no evidence for any of her claims.0 -
These stories are only being published because the RSPCA dared to enforce the hunting ban and the Daily Mail, Telegraph etc don't like it. They think the RSPCA should just clear up after everyone else's mess, including when a fox has been torn apart by hounds after being chased for miles and miles just so some awful Hooray Henrys can feel a frisson in their trousers.0
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Regarding the amount of Staffie cross dogs needing homes and whether they're in the majority at rescue centres: I just had a look at the website for the rescue where I got my dog from and out of 30 dogs needing a home, 18 of them are (obvious) Staffie crosses. The rescue have more dogs, but they're not on the website at the moment and I don't know what breeds they are. It's such a shame that people over-breed their dogs, regardless what type of dog it is. The amount of people who get rid of their dog(s) for silly reasons is astounding and extremely sad.0
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scheming_gypsy wrote: »actually staffies, or crosses that looked like staffies... not really. There were a lot of cross breeds that just had 'staffy cross' down but like I said; there was no indication that there was staffy in them.
The only thing that I could think of was that they were using the staffy image as a disclaimer. So if they were aggressive to other dogs / cats / people, then they could say it was down to the staffy.
I got my lad from them almost 10 years ago. He is a staffy cross and you can / could see the staffy in him; but back then they had all the staffies at the bottom end on their own
I've never met an aggressive staffy. Plenty of hyperactive ones that run up and over you to lick your face, but none that would dream of biting.
I have, sadly, met a lot of 'staffies' (cross-breeds) that are aggressive because of the way they were raised. The fact is that there aren't enough homes for even 10% of these dogs because no one wants them. Wouldn't it be kinder to put them to sleep rather than keeping them in kennels for years on end? And I wish people would stop importing rescue dogs from Ireland and Europe - we have too many as it is, we don't need more.0 -
The RSPCA stands for the Royal Society for the prevention of CRUELTY to animals. Hence the hunting prosecution - chasing a terrified animal with dozens of predators, then ripping it to pieces alive is CRUEL do to the suffering. Euthanasing an animal if no home can be readily, speedily or easily found for it, involves no cruelty as there is no suffering. Similarly if you reported someone for killing their dog by smashing over the head with a sledgehammer, then it would be unlikely there would be any action taken, however abhorrent the act, as the death was instant - therefore no cruelty or suffering ensued and none could be proved in court.
The RSPCA was set up to prevent cruelty and to promote welfare of animals, not to protect them from death, to rehome, or to look after them in kennels etc. THAT is the primary purpose of the RSPCA, hence their work with legislation, animal husbandry, hunting etc etc.
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These stories are only being published because the RSPCA dared to enforce the hunting ban and the Daily Mail, Telegraph etc don't like it. They think the RSPCA should just clear up after everyone else's mess, including when a fox has been torn apart by hounds after being chased for miles and miles just so some awful Hooray Henrys can feel a frisson in their trousers.
I am often a stern critic of some of the RSPCA's policies, but Treevo has hit the nail on the head here regarding the motivation behind this recent spate of publicity. The Countryside Alliance have set their sights on the RSPCA because they want the hunting ban overturned.0 -
These stories are only being published because the RSPCA dared to enforce the hunting ban and the Daily Mail, Telegraph etc don't like it. They think the RSPCA should just clear up after everyone else's mess, including when a fox has been torn apart by hounds after being chased for miles and miles just so some awful Hooray Henrys can feel a frisson in their trousers.
What a very silly perspective.
Not only that, even if it was a true perspective which I frankly doubt, the RSPCA have it coming to them for acting as a political force rather than as an animal charity.
They believe they have the right to decide what is cruel and what is not cruel. It's a kind of spurious 'professionalism' which is dangerous in whatever area it raises its ugly head.0 -
I have never been a supporter of the RSPCA I'm afraid, so this doesn't surprise me in the least.
They have always seemed more of a 'business' than a caring support network.
I support the SSPCA and the Dog's Trust which have both managed to retain a more caring ethos. (Imo.)
Absolutely spot on....and they are a business. Top executive on eye watering salary, professional political campaigners, outsourced call centres - you might think you're speaking to someone employed by the RSPCA, but you aren't...it's big business.0 -
What a very silly perspective.
Not only that, even if it was a true perspective which I frankly doubt, the RSPCA have it coming to them for acting as a political force rather than as an animal charity.
They believe they have the right to decide what is cruel and what is not cruel. It's a kind of spurious 'professionalism' which is dangerous in whatever area it raises its ugly head.
The RSPCA are a political force, they always have been. It was set up by MPs to deal with the prosecutions relating to the abuse of animals, and as such it receives some public funding for this.
It's clear that you haven't got the first clue about what the RSPCA actually is.0 -
The RSPCA wouldn't need to put healthy animals to sleep if it would free up the several millions of £££ it's currently sitting on and offer funding to the various RSPCA kennels and re-homing centres around the country. These are separate charities in their own right and have to raise their own funds locally.
They do not receive any money from central RSPCA which is where most people unwittingly send their donations!
Central RSPCA are nothing but a propaganda machine supporting political activists such as Animal Aid. The ruling council is indeed made up of many AA members!“You can please some of the people some of the time, all of the people some of the time, some of the people all of the time, but you can never please all of the people all of the time.”0
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