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We have been hearing reports about RSPCA behavior. It seems they have a serious history of heavy handed behavior towards people's pets.
There are too many cases of pets being taken away and killed for no good reason.
They are totally insensitive to the pet owner and their children. In fact I would call their behavior towards the people very cruel. It is not kind towards the animals. No pet wants to be snatched from its home and then be killed by strangers, alone and afraid and without those it loves.

Worse after its worst behavior the RSPCA tries to prosecute people. and make them pay court costs.  It is fortunate that judges are not letting this happen.



http://news.google.ca/news/url?sr=1&ct2=...t=2&at=dt0

I think it is time for a class action suit against the RSPCA. They are hardly an animal charity any more. Their CEO receives an outrageously high salary. However as the truth comes out there just might not be enough money donated to pay his wages or the wages of the inspectors who snatch people's pets from their homes.


It is important that people know this:  "— THE RSPCA does NOT have the power to seize animals or enter your home without permission.

In order for the charity to take an animal, the owner must consent to a “sign over”."

Don't let them in the house!

I don't think too highly of the neighbours who call the RSPCA in the first place.

THanks for bringing this to our attention Catherine, A lot of us didn't know the rules.ive seen some stories on the news about pets being seized by them,

Responsible pet owners shouldn't have to fear the RSPCA, but it seems they have cause to fear.

Of course if they keep this up their donations will drop off. The public will not support them if they kill people's pets grabbed from their homes.

It is scandalous that the previous CEO of the RSPCA - who appears to have pushed the "kill and prosecute" policy - received a massive salary of between £150 000 and £160 000 - more than double that of an MP! It was thought that the policy of prosecution would get them more publicity and more donations as a result. But in fact they got it all wrong and the injustice of many cases has come light over the past few years. Their donations are plummeting...and no surprise.

We discussed some other cases in a previous thread: http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/show...p?tid=1641

The recent report on the RSPCA will, I hope, bring them back to a more reasoned and reasonable approach. Prosecution - even if the RSPCA gets to keep that right - should be reserved for genuine cruelty cases, where humans have deliberately ill-treated animals or have left them abandoned and suffering. Those who are caring for sick or disabled animals do not fall into that category.

The RSPCA sounds like a horrible agency!! They seem to think they are God like and can choose who they want to prosecute and who they want to euthanize. It's really a sad state of affairs that they got this way.

I remember the previous discussion. It was the horses case.

I had no way of judging how high the salary is in relative terms. More than an MP's salary is way to much money for the CEO of an animal charity. (I am assuming you MP's like ours get way too much money)
They are grabbing and killing animals and they are prosecuting everything in sight.

They have lost sight of what they are and why they exist. I can only hope the public will withdraw support to the point where they have to change or shut down.

They have a proud history of protecting animals(I assume this is so), surely they can react in time to save the charity and bring it back to its true purpose.

A lot of people need to be fired. If they have been part of some of the terrible actions then they need to go.

Is there any chance this will happen?

Thanks only to the bad publicity and the drop in donations, it is possible that things will improve. We will see.

Sometimes publicity is the only means we have to influence things.

How does an animal welfare charity, founded on such good principles, end up like the RSPCA.   Is it because someone who is interested in a big salary ends up in charge. This is not the only animal welfare group to have problems . Animal welfare groups are not the only kind of charity to have problems.

I guess the lesson in this is that it is not enough to send in money. You need to keep an eye on the groups you support. I go to AGMs and I make a point of voting for board members. I have even served on boards over the years. We have to watch and be involved.

Perhaps the RSPCA has not had enough public oversight.

Sadly people and their pets have suffered because of this. I would be devastated if one of my beloved pets was taken from me and killed without me there to comfort it.  I don't know how the people are coping with what has happened.