rspca

[sambro]

why did they have to kill that sheep?i despair ,i get wound up about things like this.

[fabioburke]

I've mulled over it to and have reached the conclusion that it was the only choice they had.Had they simpley tranquilised it it would have become distorientated and fallen and suffered more and a full rescue operation wouldn't be justified because of the risk to the rescuers plus the expense.So I reckon it was for the best though it is sad.

[padanarm]

There's an interesting story by Janet Frame about sheep being taken to the abbatoir. One sheep know what's about to happen but no-one will listen. That sheep escapes - only to be collected by another wagon going to the abbatoir and the story goes on.

It's an allegory about purgatory. Who suffers most - the ones who know nothing or the one who wants to escape their fate?

[Ava77]

They had no choice, it was too dangerous to attempt a rescue. If the Inspectors thought that there was any possibility of safely retrieving her, they would have done it.

The sad thing is, the RSPCA rescues so many animals from cliffsides and a variety of other risky situations, on a daily basis. But it doesn't tend to make the news when it's a positive story. They say no once - and everyone's criticising them.

They really can't win.