A mini survey...the RSPCA

[B00]

Claireb's post below about parrots has prompted this thread.
Has anyone ever recieved any help from the RSPCA when they've contacted them?

I myself have called them with regards to numerous animals throughout the years and not once have they assisted me in anyway shape or form. So I'm genuinly interested to know if they do infact help anyone, or more importantly any animals they are supposed to represent.

Cheers for any comments you can offer :-)

[Nummy]

the few of times i've rang them...it's been impossible to actually speak to a person...i always got an answer machine referring me to more numbers. Eventually i gave up.

my friend rang them too, , regarding a young bird she found...she managed to get through to someone eventually and they told her if they came to pick it up, they would euthanise it.

i'm sure they do good work, but i've never actually seen it!

[horsestache1]

I contacted them when I saw an injured deer at the side of the road they were usless, i had to take said deer to vets my self. I have also contacted them on several occasions about animals in pet shops to no effect.

Now I'm gonna get stick for this, but this was the same organisation that helped ban hunting. I am a member of a hunt, and they help deer, badger, farmers etc---------------------- horses, ponies,hounds,deer,fishermen, farmers,conservasionists, birdwatchers, etc etc

Just walk in the country, the pathway was probably maintained by your local hunt. RSPCA yer right

[B00]

thanks you too, sometimes i'm so tempted to write to RSPCA and say 'What is is you ACTUALLY do?'. LOL. It'll obviously get ignored though.

Horsetache- whilst I disagree with hunting, I'm not gonna slate you for it- take care :-)

[horsestache1]

Ohhh that sounded real bad, but I just got in from a night on the town--- country bumkin goes out, but i care about wild life, unlike the RSPCA, and it hurts to see a charity that I,ve supported for a long while, realy dosent care about natural wild life

[horsestache1]

Boo, Let me invite you to our wild fowl sanctuary, our greyhond rescue sanctuary, our bridlelpath renewal effort, etc etc-------------------------------------

Hunting is part of our culture.

Let me show you, a chicken farm after af fox has visited, or spring in lambing season----------------

each to there own, but a preditor that kills for no reward hmmmmm

[B00]

Horsetache, it's really not an issue I want to get into on this thread. i strongly disagree with hunting, no argument on your behalf will persuade me to change my mind.

once again, thanks for replying to the topic I raised orginally :-)

[Ethel]

While the RSPCA is still getting these foul dog breeders who don't care a hoot for their dogs into court I'll keep supporting them.

And yes - I do know there are excellent dog breeders and they are not all cruel.

A man local to me has recently been prosecuted by the RSPCA for the cruel neglect of his 35 horses. Hurrah!

To expect the RSPCA to respond to injured wildlife in unrealistic, especially when the animal in question is classed as vermin - for example the fox. It is illegal to release vermin into the wild, so a rescued fox technically would have to be housed for life. Or destroyed.
At this time of year there are literally hundreds of stranded chicks that have fallen from the nest. It is nature.

I expect hundreds of wild animals are hit by road traffic every day. If they are badly injured it is much kinder to kill them.

[horsestache1]

I have donated money, for several years to the RSPCA. but not anymore, AGAIN I would sincerely like to invite Boo, and anyone else to my very small rural yard, to see my horses, dogs, deer,badger, fox'es ( YES), to see the Kestrel, the buzzards, kites, the wild rabbits, crows,squirrle, all living as nature had intended.

I now give my hard earned dosh to WWF and say a little pray--------

[orange-gnome]

I called them once about two donkeys that were kept on a camp site that I visited. The donkeys were covered in mange, had no food or water and had over grown hooves. They told me they would send someone out to take a look, my hols ended and I went home and heard no more but I was in the area again recently and went to have a look not knowing what I might find. When I went up to where they had been kept, there were no donkeys and the field had been partly concreted and turned into a dog walking area. I had a good look around and no donkeys to be seen anywhere and indeed they had far fewer animals than they had had on my last visit, just a few ducks, geese and a couple of goats, who all looked healthy.
I assume but can't be sure that the RSPCA arrived and did some good.
I also called them about a pet shop and the conditions some animals were kept in there. Again I went back, this time just a few weeks later and the conditions had improved 100%.

[B00]

Nice one OG, nice to see they can get their act together on occasion then :-)

[horsestache1]

The invite stands, for all AB'rs to come and visit me, at my very, very small yard and see what we are doing for wildlife.

Come on guys take up my offer RSPCA YER---------------------

[horsestache1]

No reply from Boo, or anyone else, Ill pay your train fare, come on see what the hunt are doing for wild life

[B00]

Lol horsetache- where are you? In the UK I mean?

Id happily come and visit, just please don't show me a hunt in progress!

[horsestache1]

Pet shop's with monkeys in cages, donkeys working for hours on britains beaches, the grey squirelll denied any form of treatment,, hounds exterminated by the 1,000, greyhounds by the tens of thousands, bridal ways destroyed, fishing banned, puppy farms, RSPCA, No thanks.

I cant argue coherently after a night down the village pub, but if i could, i'd say check DEFRA web site

[horsestache1]

Hampshire Boo, and I dont hunt just strongly suport, and I would love you to visit.AND I WILL PAY YOUR TRAIN FAIR, just to show you what I do in a very small way to support our wild life

[horsestache1]

I'll pay your train fair, an even pick you up from the station Boo, come on see rural life

[horsestache1]

going to bed now, Boo Reply to my offer on Monday, if you want to visit----------------------------------------

YEER

[drestie]

Hiya B00,

I haven't had any experience with the RSPCA, but I have with it's American counterpart, the ASPCA. One good contact and one bad one.

The bad one is here: http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Animals_and_Nat ure/Question173468.html

But the good experience involved the ASPCA poison control center. One of my bunnies managed to pull a houseplant off the bookshelf and eat a few leaves, and when I went online and looked it up, I realized it was toxic. So I called the ASPCA phone hotline and spoke to a vet at 2 AM and they talked me through what symptoms to look for and how to deal with it. It cost me $55, but they were fantastic.

Estie x

[allotment10]

when i was younger i supported the rspca collecting etc, but i'm afraid my faith in them has gone completely, i've had numerous occasions to phone or contact them & over the past few years they have been useless, ( to long & to many to go all in to !) so now i just do what bit i can for any wildlife be it a bumblebee up to a hungry fox! we all have to survive , x

[B00]

I found this....makes interesting reading...........

http://www.webtribe.net/~focus-rspca-au/PROFIL ING%20THE%20RSPCA.htm