Please help me get justice for my cat. RSPCA are responsible for her death.

MaryRudgard

Hello there,

I am reaching out for support to make the RSPCA respond for pushing my cat to her death.

Please follow the link and sign and share my petition!

change.org/p/rspca-review-your-protocol-and-respond-to-the-death-of-my-cat

Thank you,

Mary Rudgard.

DTDfanBoy

For those interested in a brief synopsis.

Cat was unwell, RSPCA took it to a vet for treatment without the owners knowledge, cat was collected the next day and taken to the owners vet where the decision was made to put the cat down.

The cat wasn't pushed to its death from an upstairs window by the RSPCA.

pinkteapot

I'm sorry for your loss, OP, but for any future cats you own, please know that this bit is completely wrong:

We left her collar loose in the event she got her neck caught on anything and strangled herself. (We would rather lose the collar than her.)

Loose collars are dangerous for cats. They'll irritate the cat and they can get a leg stuck in the collar, causing serious injuries. Described here:
http://www.petdoctors.co.uk/pet-advice/top-pet-care-tips/cats/cat-collars---safety/

Collars should be tight. Correctly fitted, you should only be able to slip two fingers inside it. This is much tighter than you think. It'll actually look a bit too tight, because they have so much fur around their necks, but it's not.

You can buy quick-release collars where the buckle will pull apart if too much weight is placed on it, limiting the risk of the cat being strangled.

Some people still dislike collars because even correctly fitted, they can still cause death/injury, but incorrectly fitted collars are far more dangerous than correctly fitted ones.

Like I said, I'm very sorry for your loss but I don't want you promoting incorrect information.

fairy_lights

I don't quite understand what happened, did the RSPCA take her out of your garden just because they thought she looked a bit scruffy?
I didn't know they had the power to take animals away like that, I find it quite shocking that it's legal for them to do that. Surely it counts as trespass if they took her out of your own garden?
Very sorry for your loss.

catkins

I have signed. The RSPCA disgust me. They seem to have no time for animals unless a camera is on them.


Over the years I have contacted them twice - both urgent abuse cases - and both times they have not been interested and done nothing. One of the cases involved dogs being kept in a filthy garden with no shelter, no water and very little food. The dogs were literally starving to death. When one eventually died the others were so hungry they ate it.


The RSPCA have adverts on tv at present asking people to make sure if they die their animals are given to the RSPCA to rehome! If it were not such a lie I would find it hilarious. They are almost certain to put the pets to sleep not rehome them

Slinky

I have adopted 2 cats from the RSPCA across the years. My local branch do a huge amount of work rehoming 600+ cats a year and still more keep arriving. They do their best in difficult circumstances.

sinizterguy

Not signed. Too much rambling and emotion and subject matter is not succinct.

krlyr

Have you considered that perhaps the cat had taken a bad turn when out in the garden - hence looking ill enough for the RSPCA to seize her and take her to the vet, and her 'decline' had already started? The vets said to you that she only had a matter of weeks - it would be just as much a guess to say the cat was already dying as it would be to assume the trip to the vets was what killed her.

It doesn't excuse rudeness from the RSPCA member of staff, but if you want the issue to be addressed seriously then I would be approaching it from that angle, not from a supposition that the RSPCA killed your cat (something you couldn't even really prove)

Cuilean

catkins wrote: »

I have signed. The RSPCA disgust me. They seem to have no time for animals unless a camera is on them.

Ditto, Catkins. I'm very mild-mannered (Most of the time ), but this is going to be a very out-of-character rant. I have no time for the RSPCA either. When I've seen animals in need of help, they're not interested unless they can get themselves some media coverage. I donate regularly to Dogs' Trust and local animal charities, whose ideas on animal welfare are on par with mine.

Why do I dislike them? When a malicious neighbour took a dislike to my husband, she called the RSPCA to make allegations and they came down and put a card through the door saying that they knew we were beating our dog and starving her, and demanded that we call them. Against my advice, husband called them and discussed things. Eventually, they agreed that we weren't abusing the dog, but warned us that we were "on file" from now on, despite being satisfied that we were innocent :eek:

OP, the RSPCA have no more powers than you or I, but they like to act as if they do. Read up on your rights at The SHG , who run a very helpful website which tells you what your rights are when dealing with these people. You may wish to post your situation to them. Read up, and if their "inspectors" show up again, tell them to stop trespassing.

I'm very sorry for your loss, and how it all came about. I would be distraught if someone took my dog and euthanised her. You always imagine you're going to be there for your animal right until the end, regardless of how that is, and you were deprived of that.

meritaten

I used to own a cat which had FIV - and he looked sick to outsiders - yet even the vet said he had a very good quality of life and wasn't in pain or distressed. if the RSPCA had taken him and had him put down - I would probably have been most distressed and angry. to me its kidnapping to take someones pet without their knowledge.
OH and one read of the RSPCAs annual report (the financial facts) stopped me from ever putting one penny in their coffers!

chazsucks

So from what I can gather from that petition...

Cat was 20 years old.
RSCPA officer saw her in the garden, thought she looked to skinny / not cared for her.
Took her to a local vet where she stayed the night.
OP picked up the cat from the vet.
Cat was vomiting etc
Took cat back to own vet
Vet said the cat actually had renal failure BUT the renal failure would have lasted weeks if the cat hadn't been taken and spent a night in an unfamiliar environment
The cat was put to sleep.

OP, I do not agree with the RSPCA as an organisation in general, and I definitely don't agree with the officer being rude to you about your cats condition. However, sleeping at the vet overnight would not have caused renal failure. It may have exacerbated symptoms but it wouldn't have been the cause.

Your own vet said that the renal failure could have lasted weeks... is that what you have wanted for your cat?

Also, if you want people to read your petition maybe cut it down to the facts, and say what happened. Because at the moment it seems like an essay about things that aren't really relevant to this story - the RSPCA euthanise healthy animals... and? Most people know that, but they didn't euthanise your cat so it's not exactly relevant.

I am really sorry for you that you've lost your cat, I know how horrible it is. But if you want people to take you seriously it might be worth rewriting your petition