[Closed] RSPCA - so what do they do?

They took a poorly fox out of my garden a couple of years ago for me, so it's not all bad 😉

Not sure I'd call the RSPCA, think my first call would be to just pick it up and take it to a vet. My limited understanding of the RSPCA is that they're not there to deal with emergency victims, but to look after the general health and keeping of animals. i might call the rspca if it were something unusual and wild like a badger or a bird of prey.

Why don't you ask them? You could always just have gone out with a shovel and dealt with it.

I've had the same experience of the RSPCA...

Stray dogs, they don't want to know. Injured dog/cat etc lying by the side of the road, they don't want to know. Neighbours mistreating their dog, they don't want to know.

I think they quite like swans and stuff, especially if there's a TV camera pointing at them. Sometimes I think that if people knew all the stuff they didn't do (which people seem to preceive they do) then they wouldn't be one of the richest charities in the country.

I've never been able to get them to do anything.

as above rspca aren't an emergency service.

Vets have a 'hypocratic oath' type thing going on and must treat anythign they're presented with so I'd find the nearest vets surgery and talk to them.

actually, just out of interest, you have a days old child and you're fretting about the function of the RSPCA in modern society?

don't you have better/more immediate things to worry about?

I would have taken it to the vet as soon as it happened too. Then contacted the local council as they deal with stray dogs and not the RSPCA. Or that is what it's like where I live in Scotland.

That's a shame you think so little of the RSPCA. I've dealt with the SSPCA (completely different organisation to the RSPCA) in Scotland and they have always been fantastic.

I've called them a number of times and they're always very helpful and happy to come out, even though Scotland has a limited number of officers working across the country. I always feel sorry for them as people in Scotland give money to the RSPCA thinking it's going to support Scotland's wildlife but it isn't.

I hope the Alsation is okay.

Stray dogs, they don't want to know. Injured dog/cat etc lying by the side of the road, they don't want to know. Neighbours mistreating their dog, they don't want to know.

I've watched their TV ads- I think they are grossly misleading.

Swans? I could tell you a story about two nesting Swans and the RSPCA who told me to call the RSPB as it wasn't within their remit (who then told me that they were into conservation). The two Swans were subsequently savaged to death by a Staff and featured on the local news.

RSPCA website- its about cruelty. The emotive words that pull at animal lovers heart strings. The words cruelty along the words "donate now" are prominent.

True- they'll employ minimal front line staff who are animal lovers and are overstretched but I wonder how much of their funds raised go to the front line? (I've asked this question before- I know the answer already having viewed their KPI's).

they're a bloody charity FFS. if you want to discuss the merits of charities having paid employees that's a different matter, but in the case of the dog which you were so concerned about, perhaps the time for action might have been when you were wondering back into the office thinking that something should be done and you'd phone someone who, [i]in your opinion[/i], should do it.

why call the RSPCA for a dog which has been runover, surely it should be a trip to the nearest veterinary surgery asap ?

If you see a kid get runover in the street do you phone the RSPCC or get them medical help ?

Kev

The Alsation was with a emaciated male Rotweiller. I kid you not. I imagine both were kicked out of someones house/yard and had wondered around for a while.

So what do you do then Hora?

Oh yeah, you're a recruitment consultant. Well-placed to criticise other people then.

Isn't the PDSA for this kind of thing?

Isn't calling the RSPCA to come for a dog thats injured like calling the Red Cross because need an ambulance?

Mr Agreeable- and your job is infinitely better than mine?

Local vet or PDSA would be best. RSPCA don't treat injured animals as a result of accident. I'm surprised they don't show if a dog is reported as mistreated and emaciated, though.

Even if its not their remit they should have pointed you to someone who could help

I thought the people that looked after old donkeys was one of the richest charities.

to be fair to Hora the RSCPA website does say this

We are the animal emergency service. At all times, in all weather, we're out there rescuing animals.

saying that, aren't we all a bit tired of the 'so what do they do?' type threads started by people with an axe to grind who alledgedly should have something better to do?

[url= http://www.rspca.org.uk/allaboutanimals/helpandadvice/reportinganimalsindistress/-/article/EM_ReportingAnimalsInDistress ]Animals in Distress[/url]

Nick I will be on the sauce tonight wetting the babies head so that'll chill me then 😀

My fiancee is an RSPCA Inspector and she's one of the people that visits places to check on pets that have been reported as mis-treated. She gets some pretty horrific stuff and also some wasted calls where it's just someone with a vendetta against the person with the pet. They get some weird stuff on calls too -
"Yes, I saw a sheep under a 5 bar gate while I was out walking".
"Did you try to take the gate off the sheep?"
"No, I thought it best to call you."

There are some daft people out there. But, best thing to do is take the dog to the local vet. RSPCA collection officers usually have a massive area to cover so to wait 2 hours really isn't that bad.

Hmm, I'm a fan of the RSPCA, probably because that's wher I got the bear from;
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In short, dickhead gets dog. Dickhead realises dog is big commitment and requires walks, food etc so dog has to go as dog hinders dickheads social life.
RSCPA take dog.
Nice new owner (who may or may not also be a dickhead) takes dog home and all live happily ever after.
Regardless of your stance on animals, I hope that none of us wish to see them suffer/roaming the streets/thrown into the canal.

...Unless its a perch, which would be better off thrown in the canal.

.....Or a duck or shark or beaver.

NO, NO, NO, backhander, not the shark! Most temperate zone sharks are stenohaline, and unsuited to canal life.
If I catch you trying it I'll report you to.. the...err.. RSPCA? 😕

I caught a Terrapin in our local stream years ago. A dirty gert big bugger - the size of a dinner plate.

I phoned the RSPCA and asked for advice - they told me to put it back......

Now I was under the impression that Terrapins weren't native to these shores.....

They're not, probably a released pet.

Regardless of your stance on animals, I hope that none of us wish to see them suffer/roaming the streets/thrown into the canal.

I wouldn't hesitate to hurt someone if they hit a dog/cat/animal infront of me. Funnuily, I could be called names, pushed physically and shouted at without reacting.

Hora, if someone was standing in front of you they wouldn't be hitting an animal......

Hora, if someone was standing in front of you they wouldn't be hitting an animal......

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Is that your new one?

No googled but wierdly he does look just like him. Wierd.

Don't all babies look alike anyway?

You mean we shouldn't throw sharks into canals?
OH GOD PLEASE FORGIVE ME

backhander, I know perfectly well you would not be so irresponsible to throw a shark into a canal, but your words carry so much influence that I thought some clarification was necessary, before radge wee bas***ds across the land committed acts of carcharicidal cruelty.

Don't all babies look alike anyway?

I received a few disproving and frosty looks from a room full of females when I said that.

Next time, shuffle them all and see if anyone can pick out their own.

Just pick one that didn't smell?

So, both you and your colleagues left an 'obviously injured' dog to wander around for 2 hours. What happened then ? Did it roll over and die peacefully thus allowing you to stop fretting and carry on with your fulltime forum posting job?

Christ knows how you ever find the time pursue your hobby ie. placing people 🙄

Woody, it was wih a emaciated fully grown Rotweiller. They were obviously together and the Rotweiller was perky when you came close. A lady who worked closeby managed to get closer and cover the alsation when it had to lay down but that was it.

Would you share a car with a injured fully grown Alsation and possibly risk injury from its 'friend'?

No. I thought not. Thank you.

You thought wrong. There is no way I would have left an injured animal and the fact that a lady managed to cover it tells me all I need to know ie. you are a complete woos.

Actually, I seriously doubt the incident happened at all and you merely thought it would be interesting to post yet more bullshit !