DOG OWNER CALLS RSPCA FOR HELP; THEY PROSECUTE HER!

A PET owner who failed to take her dog to a vet despite the animal's weight dramatically plummeting has been fined £500.
BUT SHE CALLED THE RSPCA!
Mum Maxine Davenport, pictured, pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to her white whippet, Zero, after the dog developed intestine problems.

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   Maxine Davenport  a victim of the RSPCA prosecution policy

North Staffordshire Magistrates' Court was told the dog, which has since been put to sleep, was just "days from death" when 37-year-old Ms Davenport called the RSPCA on August 1.
In an interview with RSPCA officers, Ms Davenport, of Arbourfield Drive, Bentilee, said she could not afford to take the animal to a vet.
Roger Price, prosecuting on behalf of the animal charity, said: "This was a very sick animal when it was presented to a vet on August 1.
"The dog was only a few days from death."
The court heard the animal suffered a congenital illness, which affected its digestive system.
Ms Price told the RSPCA the animal had been unwell since July 29.
WHAT A WHOLE 3 DAYS ????
"She has another whippet, Zeek, and that would have shown a comparison as that animal had normal muscle and fat compared to Zero.
"She told the RSPCA she was aware dogs from that same litter had intestine problems.
"A reasonable person would have paid particular attention to the animal because of this."
Mr Price told the court that Zero could have received free treatment from the Stoke-based PDSA hospital as Ms Davenport receives benefits.
But in her interview with RSPCA officers, Ms Davenport said she could not find a taxi firm willing to have a dog in one of its vehicles.
Mr Price added: "Within eight minutes' walk of her house there is Shires Veterinary Practice, but she didn't go.
PERHAPS BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T HAVE ANY MONEY, PERHAPS SHE SHOULD HAVE CALLED AN ANIMAL WELFARE CHARITY? OH YES SHE DID, AND THEY PROSECUTED HER!
"The inspector that went to see her noted she was smoking and told her if she smoked less she would save money and afford to go the vet."
Mr Corbett told the court Ms Davenport had tried to alter the dog's diet after noticing it was unwell.
It was also explained the animal's condition may well have been impossible to cure.
He added: "It was not a positive act of cruelty, it was an omission to act.
"She is entirely disgusted and mortified as to how the dog ended up."
Alongside the fine, Ms Davenport was handed an 18-month community order which includes 16 sessions at Chepstow House in Hanley, which aims to help women get their lives back on track,
She is also allowed to keep her whippet Zeek and rabbit and cat.
http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/Mum-fined-taking-dog-vets/story-15062601-detail/story.html

CHILDISH ARROGANCE OF RSPCA

DONT YOU KNOW I AM AN INSPECTOR?

AN RSPCA inspector has said he will have to catch the bus to respond to emergency incidents in Southport after Sefton Council refused his appeal over a parking fine.
Iain Robertson was given the £70 penalty while attending a pigeon in distress in Chapel Street last month.

iain robertson, if I can't win, I'm not playing

Mr Robertson said: “I want people in Southport to know I will be delayed getting to jobs as I will have to park elsewhere and catch the bus to incidents. This may cause problems as I doubt the driver will let me on with injured animals, but I can’t afford to pay these fines.”
http://www.southportvisiter.co.uk/southport-news/southport-southport-news/2012/01/26/sefton-council-rejects-rspca-inspector-iain-robertson-s-appeal-over-parking-fine-101022-30199477/

26 POLICE OFFICERS & PCSO's HELP RSPCA RAID COMPETING CHARITY

AND GUESS WHO PICKS UP THE BILL ? YES YOU!

A threat to the RSPCA? Not if they close them down!

THIS is the Oxfordshire house that was at the centre of a three-day RSPCA operation which saw 79 animals rescued.

The property between Longworth and Southmoor was the focus of the joint operation to remove dogs, horses, goats, cats, chickens and ducks which started on Friday.
Thames Valley Police said 26 police officers and Pcsos were deployed, alongside RSPCA officers who are now caring for the animals.

WHY YOU CAN NEVER GET HOLD OF A POLICEMAN

They did not force entry into the house, but provided support for Rspca officers leading the operation.
The animal charity refused to say where the animals are now being treated and would not confirm whether any had died since being removed from the rural property.
Chairman of the Southmoor and Kingston Bagpuize Parish Council Cllr Brian Forster said news of the operation had come as a surprise.
He said: “I’ve been on the council some eight to 10 years and never have I been appraised of any concerns about farms, animals or equestrian centres here.”
http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/9488167.Nearly_80_animals_rescued_from_property/

http://opencharities.org/charities/1116105

https://www.cafonline.org/system/charity-profile.aspx?friendlyUrl=CRUNCHIES-RESCUE/CCRegNo1116105

RSPCA PROSECUTE OWNER AFTER DOGS 2 WEEK SKIN CONDITION

RSPCA INVOLVED IN YET ANOTHER NEIGHBOUR DISPUTE

HOW LONG BEFORE THE RSPCA PROSECUTE?

A DOG was left with a serious serious skin infection after its owner failed to take it to the vets, a court heard.
Hayley Lancaster, has been found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to an animal.
Pom, her seven-year-old tan Pomeranian dog, needed surgery after a neighbour found it covered in a skin disease caused by skin mites. The dog also had an infection.
Prosecutor Tony Stock said Lancaster caused the suffering by not taking the dog to the vet when it had a skin infection.
He added: “At 11.45am on August 28, RSPCA Insp Caroline Hall was asked to attend a destitute animal shelter in Bolton.

INSPECTOR CAROLINE HALL

The dog was handed in as a stray.
In fairness the defendant quickly came forward. The dog had been handed in by a neighbour.
“Vet Sean Taylor examined the dog during the afternoon. The dog was found to have chronic skin changes associated with long-term skin disease. It had extensive scabbiness and its skin was inflamed.”
Mr Stock said the infection was secondary to the mites, which were thought to have been on the dog for several weeks.
“The vet’s professional opinion was the dog had been caused to suffer unnecessarily by the owner’s failure to seek veterinary treatment for two weeks, possibly longer,” he added.
The court heard Lancaster, aged 23, claimed she was going to take Pom to the vets the day the animal was handed into the RSPCA after realising the treatment she was using for the condition was not working.
Lancaster was said to have researched the condition herself after treatment she had been given for the animal was not working.
Pom remains in the care of the RSPCA and is said to be making a good recovery
http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/districtnews/districtatog/9474931.Dog_was_left_to_suffer_with_a_skin_infection__court_told/

IT'S OFFICIAL; RSPCA TO BE PRIMARILY A PROSECUTING CHARITY

The RSPCA is to turn away unwanted and stray pets from its animal shelters to cut costs, it emerged yesterday.

The charity said it would focus more on caring for animals seized from owners after being cruelly treated
Yesterday the RSPCA defended its new rules, which will be introduced at 17 national animal centres in England and Wales, and said it wanted to make owners take more responsibility for their pets.
'Our highest priority is to look after the animals that most need help, the pets and other animals rescued by our inspectors from cruelty and neglect,' a spokesman said.
'That is the RSPCA's core aim and that has not changed.'
From next month, pets belonging to people taken to hospital, evicted from their homes or who are unable to cope with them will not be allowed to be left at the RSPCA centres.

The RSPCA is Britain's eighth largest charity, and has an income of £119million a year.

RICHARD MARTIN RSPCA FOUNDER TURNING IN HIS GRAVE

The words of RSPCA founder Richard Martin at its first meeting in 1842 should ring in the ears of every RSPCA Council member, Officer and supporter. "It would be ill judged for it to become known as a prosecuting society and the prime aim should be to alter the moral feelings of the country."
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1267577/RSPCA-says-We-havent-got-cash-strays.html

NORFOLK FIRE AND RESCUE; MONEY TO BURN!

FOI TO FIRE SERVICE RE RSPCA COSTS

FBU fight Norfolk fire cuts

Norfolk fire crews are warning that frontline cuts will put the public and firefighters at greater risk. The Fire Brigades Union say Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service propose to reduce emergency response fire cover in Norfolk to save £1.5 million between 2011and 2014.
http://www.fbur12.org.uk/2010/02/08/fbu-fight-norfolk-fire-cuts/

BUT AT THE SAME TIME SPEND ££££'S AT THE REQUEST OF RSPCA

Dear Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service,

Please advise me of the total cost of providing 3 Fire Crews to
rescue a seagull at the request of the RSPCA on 4th Jan 2012 near
Norwich Market in Gentleman’s Walk.
The local press have reported the following;

Stefan Rider, incident commander, said:“We share funding with the
RSPCA and have an agreement that they will only call us if they are
confident that an animal needs our assistance.”

Please provide a copy of the funding agreement that exists between
the RSPCA and Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service.
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/rspca_seagull_rescue_cost_and_fu#outgoing-173595

HOW MUCH DO THE RSPCA COST THE FIRE SERVICE RESCUING SEAGULLS?

FIRE SERVICES ALL OVER UK SQUANDER PRECIOUS RESOURCES AT THE REQUEST OF THE RSPCA RESCUING SEAGULLS AND PIGEONS.

LIFES IN DANGER, CUTS TO FIRE SERVICES, BUT THE RSPCA CONTINUE TO DRAIN EMERGENCY SERVICES FUNDS 

Heavy cuts to fire-service funding will force up to 1,500 job losses – many of them firefighters – and the closure of stations around the country, shows a survey by
The Independent. Critics warned that lives could be at risk as fire brigades felt the impact of the savage squeeze on public spending.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/firefighters-say-savage-budget-cuts-could-put-lives-in-danger-2231788.html

The RSPCA alerted Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service. Firefighters used an aerial platform ladder to free the bird. The seagull was taken into the care of the RSPCA.
Stefan Rider, incident commander, said: “We sent one fire engine out then because of the location and for safety, we had to call out the aerial platform ladder. The third fire engine is for the remainder of the crew to support the aerial platform ladder.
“We share funding with the RSPCA and have an agreement that they will only call us if they are confident that an animal needs our assistance.”
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/three_fire_engines_sent_to_rescue_trapped_seagull_in_norwich_1_1168789


NORFOLK FIRE SERVICE, MONEY TO BURN? THANKS TO THE RSPCA



NORFOLK FIRE & RESCUE SEND 3 FIRE CREWS TO RESCUE SEAGULL AT THE REQUEST OF RSPCA

£1000 TO RESCUE 1 SEAGULL!

The fire service, which estimates that fire engines cost £300 an hour when on a call, said it only responds to animal rescues if the RSPCA has already carried out an assessment.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-16416437

SCOTS firefighters spent an astonishing £1m last year on hundreds of “absurdly wasteful” animal rescues, official figures have revealed

http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2011/09/11/whats-that-lassie-fire-chiefs-spend-1m-a-year-on-pet-rescues/

RSPCA cost Devon and Somerset Fire Brigade £23,000 rescuing seagulls
http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/Seagull-rescues-cost-service-23-000/story-11795689-Detail/story.html

Fire brigade defends £800 cost of seagull rescue. The RSPCA called Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service
http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/brigade-defends-800-cost-seagull-rescue/story-12692546-detail/story.html
FIREFIGHTERS assisted the RSPCA to rescue a seagull in Torquay
http://www.thisisdevon.co.uk/Seagull-freed-netting/story-11732205-detail/story.html
“A crew from Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service was called to Pendennis Castle on Monday, October 4 at the request of the RSPCA
http://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/fpfalmouth/8432016.Seagull_rescued_from_chimney_in_Falmouth/
THE RSPCA called the emergency services for assistance after a seagull was found trapped in an East Devon television aerial last night (Sunday).
http://www.sidmouthherald.co.uk/news/news/seagull_trapped_in_tv_aerial_1_951755

RSPCA DISREGARD PARKING LAWS AND EXPECT COUNCIL TO PICK UP THE BILL

AN RSPCA inspector was slapped with a parking fine as he attempted to rescue a bird in distress.

So, if the RSPCA think they don't have to pay parking fines, do other charities think they are excempt too?

Ian Robertson had been called out to Southport town centre on Thursday afternoon after a pigeon became caught in netting above New Look on Chapel Street.

Ian Robertson, RSPCA thinks he can park anywhere, becuase he goes to work in fancy dress posing has someone with authority.

Parking on nearby London Street, Ian rushed to the scene and worked with firefighters to try and free the bird. (Why do professional Firefighters work with an ordinary member of the public?)
Returning to his van half an hour later he was shocked to find he had been issued with a £70 parking fine despite clearly displaying a note explaining the situation.

Ian, who has worked for the RSPCA for 27 years, said: “I parked as near as I could to the pigeon as I needed to be close to my equipment. I put a notice in my van window saying I had been called out to a rescue on Chapel Street. The vehicle also has clear RSPCA signs all over so it’s obvious who it belongs to.
“I don’t understand why they felt the need to fine me when it was obvious why I was parked there. (perhaps because you were parked illegaly)
I hadn’t just popped out to buy a butty, I was rescuing an animal. (NO YOU WEREN'T THE FIRE SERVICE WERE) I even stopped the warden who gave me the ticket and told her why I was parked there and she wouldn’t have any of it.
“If I get a call about a sick or injured animal I can not leave it in distress. It’s my job to get there immediately and rescue them.
“I am finding it more and more difficult to do my job now. Parking in Southport town centre is a nightmare and when your job depends on you reacting quickly it can seriously affect your ability to do the job properly.
“The RSPCA is a charity and can’t afford to pay out fines therefore it will have to come out of my pocket.” (The RSPCA is Britians richest charity !!!!)
This is the second time Ian has been handed a parking fine whilst in the line of duty. (LINE OF DUTY !!HE WORKS FOR A CHARITY!)  In May last year he was issued a fixed penalty notice when trying to rescue a pigeon from behind Rawcliffes on Hoghton Street.
After a lengthy appeal process Ian and the RSPCA managed to overturn the decision and he is hoping to do the same this time. (Why did the Council overturn this ticket ????)
“I will file a report as soon as I can and try to make the council see sense.”  (so the Council have no sense !!!, why should this be different from any other member of the Public?)
Fire crews were called out to the rescue at 12noon on Thursday. Unfortunately Ian and the firefighters were unable to free the pigeon before it died.
http://www.southportvisiter.co.uk/southport-news/southport-southport-news/2012/01/03/rspca-inspector-faces-70-parking-fine-while-rescuing-trapped-pigeon-in-southport-101022-30044955/

ANGER AS RSPCA TARGET ANGLERS

Anglers anger at RSPCA claims that swan was poisoned by lead fishing weights

Dec 15 2011 by Mari Jones, North Wales Weekly News

ANGLERS have hit back at claims that a swan was poisoned by lead fishing weights.
The RSPCA is nursing a poisoned swan back to health after it was taken ill at the RSPB nature reserve in Llandudno Junction.
The sick bird was spotted by a member of the public last week and reported to a member of RSPB staff who then monitored it until the RSPCA arrived.
The Weekly News reported RSPCA inspector Rachael Davies as saying: “Elevated lead levels are regularly found in swans due to ingestion of lead fishing weights or lead shot.

“For decades, the swan population suffered a huge decline as a result of lead poisoning which led to a ban on some lead weights.
“However, some lead weights still persist in the environment and are often ingested by swans along with the grit they need to grind down their food in the gizzard.”
The story angered keen angler Keith Williams, from Llanddulas.
He said: “Lead fishing weights were banned in 1982, and I’m extremely angry that the RSPCA is blaming anglers for the poisoning of this swan.
“You can’t buy them anywhere, they are not used. It could well have been from lead shot, or fuel washed into the river from the roadside.
“Many anglers feel the RSPCA is trying to discredit our sport.”
Andrew Kelly, RSPCA head of wildlife, admits the poisoning could have come from lead dust shot, and not lead fishing weights.
He commented: “The swan was examined by a veterinary surgeon at the RSPCA’s Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre.
“Blood tests revealed elevated levels of lead and the bird received treatment for five days. The swan is now making good progress and is still in the care of the RSPCA.
“Although many lead weights used in fishing are now no longer permitted, lead dust shot are still legal and are toxic to birds if ingested.
“In 2010, of 326 swans tested for lead levels at Stapeley Grange, 59% were above the recommended level.
“Whilst recognising the majority of anglers act responsibly, the RSPCA urges all people who engage in fishing to carefully dispose of fishing litter safely at home.”
http://www.northwalesweeklynews.co.uk/conwy-county-news/local-conwy-news/2011/12/15/anglers-anger-at-rspca-claims-that-swan-was-poisoned-by-lead-fishing-weights-55243-29954267/