How do I stop mail shots from the RSPCA?

[DSJ]

Since donating a considerable amount of money to the RSPCA in 2009 when one of their inspectors took an injured wild swan from our garden for treatment, I have been inundated with letters/mail shots from the Society. I think the organisation does wonderful work & I wish I could donate more but I am a pensioner with limited means. I just cannot donate to every good cause.

I have telephoned their office to ask them to take my details off their data base and I have also written to the Head Office. Sadly no-one takes any notice.

It upsets me when I have to throw all their mail shots in the bin. I think of all the wasted funds being spent on postage that could be directed to helping animals. I have also posted back some of the mail shots but anything I do makes no difference at all.

Can any of you give me an e-mail address so that I can once again make contact without the expense of postage? Please don't suggest putting the mail shots in a plain envelope without a stamp for return. I don't want the RSPCA to incur a penalty payment from the PO.

[craft1948]

Are you registered with http://www.mpsonline.org.uk/mpsr/

[wolf63]

I had a similar problem from another animal charity - I just ignored the mail and they did stop sending them. It is really frustrating as the mail-shots must cost money to send out.

[Postdog]

Just return them as is marked "gone away, please stop sending these", Eventually in all probability, they will remove your name. A lie I know, but it might work.

[Postdog]

Oh, and they won't charge for returning either

[DSJ]

Thank you for your help, craft1948, I am registered with MPS but it will not help in this particular case. I don't want to stop all mailings, just the ones from the RSPCA. Since the Society has my details because of dealings with them in 2009, I think it has a legitimate reason for contacting me. It's different from cold calling.

[Zeuhl]

RSPCA is a past client of mine.

They can all be quite bad at this - if you are recorded as 'high value' their system will be programmed to have a go for up to 3 years.

I'm sorry! We might have had a hand in actually designing these offending mailpacks!

Anyway, postdog has best solution - if toyr mail is returned as 'Goneaway' it is likely to be removed sooner than later. They won't want their Return in Investment results to be impaired by remailing Goneaways.

[craft1948]

I'd return it marked "addressee deceased"..............

[Zeuhl]

LOL craft

That will just make the Legacy Marketing Team very upset :-)

[craft1948]

oops Zeuhl I never thought of that. I give by DD to the NSPCC and they started ringing me every so often to increase the amount I give. The last time I threatened to stop paying if they rang me again, and I've heard nothing since.

[Zeuhl]

Yep that would do it! Well done.

(another one of our clients - sorry)

they are under such pressure to keep the funds rolling in - it can become excessive - but at least you know the lion's share of the money is being put to very good use.
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[B00]

"but at least you know the lion's share of the money is being put to very good use. "

you are joking right? Least where the RSPCA are concerned I assume you're joking?

[Zeuhl]

Boo

If you followed the sequence of the thread you'd realise i was referring to the NSPCC.

Out of curiousity, what is your particular issue with RSPCA?

[B00]

i personally find them a useless money grabbing, couldnt give a stuff about any animal unless there's money/publicity or both involved company. Just my opinion- obviously.

[ummmm]

The RSPCA are awful...this is just a tester of what they are really like..

http://www.dailymail....ous-animal-lover.html

[B00]

Another example, sure i can find many more...

Where was the RSPCA, when reports were made over a period of years, about the Buckinghamshire horse and donkey welfare disaster? When action was finally taken (January 2008), the very expert RSPCA media-machine revelled in media coverage and basked in glory, omitting to mention or explain the RSPCA's inactivity on this case over years. Had there been earlier action, how much suffering could have been averted?

[Zeuhl]

Yes this is a common view of the RSPCA

When we interview supporters of other large animal charities and talk about their motivations there is always a significant proportion who say they do so because the charity is more deserving than the RSPCA.

This is often based on people's personal experiences eg calling for help on behalf of an animal and getting none or because they put unwanted animals down.

The high profile 'greedy' legal cases have, in my opinion, been ill advised and done them a lot of harm.

The one thing i would say about the RSPCA is that they are probably the only animal welfare charity large and powerful enough to pursue criminal prosecutions and exert influence on a national basis and at the highest levels.
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[lankeela]

So why do the regional RSPCA offices who actually provide help to an animals receive no funding from head office and have to do their own fundraising?

[B00]

do they not? Where do they get their money/wages from then?

[Zeuhl]

All the Branches are registered charities in their own right for local fundraising purposes but I don't think they are self-sufficient by a long stretch.

The main, national charity is raising £129 million a year and spending £97 million of it on 'charitable activities'.
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[craft1948]

One thing I will say about the NSPCC is that they have extremely well-spoken and courteous telephone people.