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And they’ve got the barefaced cheek to name the Grand National as one of their 3 prime targets in 2013.
Horse racing should tell these hypocrites where to sling their hooks.Unfortunately they know how to get attention and how to get emotive supporters to donate money so that the office staff can have a raise and the managers a bigger pension…
I do wish some of the usual moaners would just show a bit of realism for once.
How on earth can the RSPCA be expected to do periphery, low priority things like looking after animals that are brought in to them by concerned members of the public when it has got more important and worthier priorities, like spending thousands and thousands of pounds on politically-motivated onslaughts against hunting?
It’s totally unrealistic and selfish of people to hope that the RSPCA might use what money it has to prioritise saving the lives of the many sick animals that are brought in to them. Surely grandstanding and trying to win hollow public relations victories against hunting are more valuable.
Hard choices have to be made in these cash-strapped times and the RSPCA is surely right to make value judgements over where the money is best spent.
Surely nobody would actually argue that looking after sick animals, ensuring that no healthy animal is put to sleep unless it is absolutely necessary, running neutering programmes and using scarce cash and bequests given by caring members of the public as wisely as possible to help care for suffering animals rescued from bad homes is more important than crusading against the toffs on the hunting field?
And surely ensuring that rescue centres are given the maximum possible funding from well-meaning public donations cannot possibly be more important in the aftermath of a recession than spending thousands of pounds stirring up propaganda against the abject cruelty of the Grand National?
Seem to recall having conversations like this with someone called Pinza a while back…..
It is extremely difficult to re-home a cat or dog from the RSPCA. When one of my cats died I went to the sanctuary to offer a cat a good & experienced home. However my postcode was not acceptable to them. They were also extremely rude to me & reduced me to tears.
Inside the nissan hut there were cages & cages of miaowing cats, who surely would have preferred to live within walking distance of an A road. A previous cat had lived to 16 & none of the local cats had been killed. Also they will not re-home a dog to anyone who works & as for pensioners, they will not let them have one as their life expectancy is less. No wonder they are having to put down healthy animals.
I was also distressed to see them castrating & spaying guinea pigs, cruel, risky & unnecessary. People adopting just need to take single sexes or keep them apart.
I no longer give money to them.I don’t know the truth of the matter, and I suspect nor do others commenting on here, mostly from their pro hunting bias. One thing is for sure though, I would cast a grave doubt on anything uttered by that rag. Especially when it’s source is someone who left the organisation whilst under investigation for theft. If ‘The Mail’ said the earth was round I’d be suspicious. I’m suprised the article didn’t go on to say 99% of cats put down by the RSPCA were indiginous white cats and they allowed millions of black cats and imported cats from eastern europe to roam around scrounging meals, getting handouts and molesting young white kittens, the article accompanied by a picture of Gavin Grant stepping off a Noth Korean Airlines plane after attending a party in the company of Fidel Castro and Kim II Sung.
..and one of Gavin’s other targets is Halal Meat. A bit of Muslim bashing will appeal to the Daily Mail’s core audience.
Firstly I think if they take on the Muslim community over halal meat,they will literally bite off more than they can chew as they are more vociferous and numerous than racing supporters and will open a political can of worms,secondly I echo what was said over rehoming cats etc.I found them to be aloof and arrogant and I prefer to deal with local animal charities or the Cats Protection League.
Racing should call Grants bluff,tell him to put up or shut up and try and bring a prosecution.Racing has enough rich and eminent lawyers in the Sport that I think the RSPCA would be defeated.http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/edi … bject_map={%2210151427199402625%22%3A489902851052779}&action_type_map={%2210151427199402625%22%3A%22news.reads%22}&action_ref_map=[]#access_token=AAADWQ6323IoBAM1iVMyfBOz4i2nFLnF0pMCwRNODZCZAkfskAnEDwzYYfthp4FjBonSZCJxdO7DsoCYb3LICNtrsMLQMRxhijgD1m4G5wZDZD&expires_in=4844
Racing should call Grants bluff,tell him to put up or shut up and try and bring a prosecution.Racing has enough rich and eminent lawyers in the Sport that I think the RSPCA would be defeated.
So, if you have enough money you can do what you like?
I've stumbled on the side of twelve misty mountains
I've walked and I crawled on six crooked highwayshttp://www.independent.co.uk/voices/editorials/editorial-a-hunt-chasing-the-wrong-fox-8434263.html?
Not many facts or figures are there Ken? Or substance?
Just looks like the editors opinion and no surprise all 8 comments support his view.
And you have a pop at the Mail
What about the Telegraph?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politic … bites.html
Can you think up some more Fairy Stories to knock them as well?What can’t be disputed is that the RSPCA kill thousands of healthy animals every year, if you’re happy about that, just say so rather than waffling nonsense about Castro, North Korea, Kim Sung and black and white cats to hide behind.
What can’t be disputed is that the RSPCA kill thousands of healthy animals every year
The top and bottom of it is that the RSPCA is continuing to make some very poor decisions over how to allocate what it no doubt claims is its meagre resources.
By choosing to squander valuable cash on politically-motivated, spiteful and class-driven campaigns against hunting and the toffs, instead of spending the scarce money at grass roots level on trying to save or help as many sick and healthy animals as possible, they are alienating lots of potential supporters and donors.
A couple of seemingly well-meaning people on this forum appear to have been the victim of high-handed and arrogant treatment from the supposed animal lovers and it has left a nasty taste for them.
It’s a very sad commentary on what used to be a back-to-basics organisation which prized first and foremost its then enviable reputation for treating, rescuing and helping suffering and neglected animals.
Now, political posturing, aggressive but ultimately pointless campaigning, mixed with political correctness, seem more important to the RSPCA.
Honestly Fox hunting should have went out with snuff,what a pompous arrogant thing to do for sport,a thing of the past! Not that i agree with a lot the RSPCA does,though as for Halal abattoirs, go for them RSPCA. More interested in making the animal they slaughter face Mecca rather than stun them before killing,or the nice touch of belting cattle with a chain to bring out the flavour when the beast is in absolute terror.Which quite a lot do in the name of Halal,very brave of them indeed!
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/editorials/editorial-a-hunt-chasing-the-wrong-fox-8434263.html?
Not many facts or figures are there Ken? Or substance?
Just looks like the editors opinion and no surprise all 8 comments support his view.
And you have a pop at the MailWhat about the Telegraph?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politic … bites.html
Can you think up some more Fairy Stories to knock them as well?What can’t be disputed is that the RSPCA kill thousands of healthy animals every year, if you’re happy about that, just say so rather than waffling nonsense about Castro, North Korea, Kim Sung and black and white cats to hide behind.
Of course it’s an opinion piece. Quite rightly saying that those people who have shown a flagrant disregard for the law should be prosecuted. Or don’t you agree ? Or, do you think those who break the law multiple times shouldn’t be prosecuted and should be allowed to carry on doing it ?
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