: My name is Sophia, and the RSPCA cannot be trusted. (Update @ post 105)

alexgirl73 · 09-09-2009, 04:32 PM

I was not having a go at you catwoman, I was saying that the RSPCA is one of the richest charities out there, and if people want to continue to give, please give to a charity that needs it! And one that will do right by the animals. And I never said that life was black and white, but simply that I, like many, many others, have no time whatsoever for the RSPCA.

catwoman999 · 09-09-2009, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by alexgirl73

I was not having a go at you catwoman, I was saying that the RSPCA is one of the richest charities out there, and if people want to continue to give, please give to a charity that needs it! And one that will do right by the animals. And I never said that life was black and white, but simply that I, like many, many others, have no time whatsoever for the RSPCA.

They are not 'rich' lol....
They are well donated to, compared to other charities.
But they also have alot more outgoings/overheads...
As I have said in one of my first posts on this thread, I do not agree with their putting to sleep of healthy animals just because they will be hard to home policy. I made that more than clear. Please re-read my first post

CP, Dogs Trust etc are great, but because they are run on a network of volunteers who have others jobs etc it may take them a while to attend. Thats when the RSPCA/SSPCA are vital because in an emergency situation they can be there within an hour(not always), you may have to wait longer for a CP volunteer.
Yes, the RSPCA should be held to account when they get it wrong but sometimes people are too quick to jump in with stupid comments not based on any fact. And that is dangerous, if the RSPCA was no more we would all sorely miss them, flaws and all. After all there are lots of good things they do, its only the bad that get in the newspapers!!!!!

trick · 09-09-2009, 08:09 PM

hope this is not too contraversial but why did you not take the cats to a vet and pay for their treatment if you were willing to take them on? Why have the charity bear the cost?
also if any bothered to phone th RSPCA janeys cat might have been rescued days a go!!!

yola · 09-09-2009, 08:22 PM

Trick, not that I'm answering for Sophia, but sometimes when people don' t have much experience with animals they reach for the first lifeline they can think of - and in most cases that's the RSPCA. If you're not a pet owner how do you know what the costs might be? How do you know which is a good vet in your area? The RSPCA often seems the logical and 'safe' bet when uncertain.

John · 09-09-2009, 10:53 PM

Friend of mine had the same problem..took a stray cat that she had been feeding, to the RSPCA.and said if the owners did not turn up she would have it and look after it..a couple of days later she phoned and was told the cat was PTS..she was devastated..she along with others me included cancelled our RSPCA membership..I now support CP and Bath Cats and Dogs home..amongest others

sophia · 10-09-2009, 10:12 AM

Hi, this is a response to Trick???...
Y'know that is a great question, and by no means contraversial.
When the mother cat first appered in my garden, i had already thought of fostering her, had made an appointment for her to be seen at my vets because i was concerned about her breathing and her eye, then a cple of days later , her 2 kittens appeared. I have four of my own, and i was looking after another stray cat which had been left by its owner.
i had actually offered to pay for any treatment given to the cats, and the reason i appproached the rspca in the first place was to get a cat trap from them, it was then that i was told that they could rehome them because they were kittens, but that all three of them needed to come together. Then i just thought, if they could go to a good good home, wouldnt that be great, that someone else will get to enjoy what i could see, but i did say to them that i would pay for any treatment given as i know how cash strapped they are, ( i was a member for almost 5 years, )AND also when i went down that day, i said if they could , for whatever reason ,NOT handle them , then to just call me, and i would take them back. I took them in good faith.
Money is no issue for me, i work hard for it so that i can give my cats all the luxuries they can ever want as well, as the most important thing,LOVE. In my WILL, most of the money is left to animal charities, so you see, it wasnt about me saving money, it was me thinking that if they could be rehomed then that would be great, but if not, then i would not have minded taking them on...my own vets didnt have a cat trap, so thats why i had to ask the rspca to let me borrow thrs.
I just now wished that i hadnt listened to the lady who said you can bring them down in the cat trap, and that they can be rehomed...thats what i feel i wish i could change, and the fact that i was told that they would call me, and didnt , when i said if there was any problem, to call me.
ps: When i was at college , and not working, i looked after strays who were abandoned or injured, i used all my student allowances to pay for the treatment and their care, so the question has never been about money with me. But thankyou for voicing your opinion.
sophia

sophia · 10-09-2009, 10:29 AM

I offered to pay for any treatment the mom was given, her breathing i was concerned about, and also if the kittens needed any treatment.
The little boy has , im told, has colichi virus which i have offered to pay for any treatment. sophia

sophia · 10-09-2009, 10:46 AM

PLEASE, PLEASE DONT ARGUE WITH EACH OTHER.
YOU ALL HAVE YOUR OWN OPINIONS, AND THAT IS GREAT, for me, it shows you are all passionate about this, and in your own way, care so much about animals..but if my thread is going to cause arguments, then that is something i dont want.
All i am thinking about is getting the little boy kitten back.
Some of you are sympathetic to me, others are not, but in your own ways, you are all RIGHT!
It was my mistake believing what i was told and taking them there, nobody elses, BUT please, please dont argue with each other.
love to you all,
sophia.xx

Phoenix · 10-09-2009, 01:49 PM

Question:If they could be rehomed why did they put two of them to sleep? I don't understand that ...

sophia · 10-09-2009, 02:03 PM

That is exactly what i asked, WHY?? Why did you put them to sleep??
They told me it was because the mum was sick, which i noticed she was BUT the little girl,, they said because she was feral.
I had told them she was feral, but that any problems , to call me...but they didnt...and that is what this whole thing is about. This is why i have this whole investigation thing going on.
sophia.

ps: Yet they had said they could give them a home, and i was promised if they couldnt, then they would call me.

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