PAYING THE RSPCA "PROTECTION MONEY" PAYS OFF

RSPCA TARGET AND PROSECUTE PET OWNERS FOR TRIVIAL MATTERS YET LET OFF FREEDOM FOODS PROTECTED FARMS FOR GREATER OFFENCES.

The RSPCA is inspecting two Norfolk farms where it is alleged pigs were mistreated, to ensure animal welfare standards are being maintained.
The farms belong to the East Anglian Pig (EAP) Company which suspended five employees after an internal inquiry.
The Animal Equality group released a film showing pigs being mistreated at Little Thorns farm near Swaffham.
The East Anglian Pig Company said it "totally condemns and does not tolerate animal mistreatment or malpractice".
A spokesman said: "We have carried out a full internal investigation following the release of historical edited film footage taken in December 2011.
"This has resulted in five employees being immediately suspended and subjected to disciplinary action.

"The RSPCA has confirmed that there are no grounds for prosecution."

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Little Thorns farm was immediately suspended from an RSPCA scheme called Freedom Food. The second farm has not been named.
An RSPCA farm welfare inspector has returned to the two farms to check pig handling, medical treatment and casualty slaughter practices.
The organisation said it would not comment any further because an investigation was under way involving its own experts, Freedom Food, a specialist pig vet and an animal welfare scientist.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-17861320

RSPCA RESPONSIBLE FOR MASSIVE WASTE OF PUBLIC FUNDS

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RSPCA WASTE MORE PUBLIC FUNDS ON RIDICULOUS RESCUE 

DESPITE KILLING OVER 60,000 ANIMALS PER YEAR THE RSPCA ARE HAPPY TO WASTE TAXPAYERS MONEY ON A SEAGULL RESCUE, GOOD JOB THE FIRE BRIGADE COULDNT GET AT THE SEAGULL, THE RSPCA WOULD HAVE PROBABLY KILLED IT ANYWAY!

Several newspapers reported the “farce” of 25 firefighters rushing to the scene at Carshalton Ponds in the south London borough of Sutton  only for it to be deemed too dangerous for them to enter the waist-deep water.

However, the brigade’s response to the incident suggests the accounts have been wide of the truth.
It says that from a fire and rescue point of view the incident was a false alarm and was declared dealt with after just four minutes.
“The brigade was called to the scene by the RSPCA as an emergency and the brigade always takes calls from such organisations seriously. Firefighters arrived on the scene at 2.07pm and the incident was declared over at 2.11pm,” a statement on the brigade’s website states.
It continues: “The RSPCA called us out as an emergency. Our firefighters rushed to the scene only to realise they’d been called out to a seagull with a plastic bag round its leg which was swimming around quite happily and wasn’t in any distress.
“This clearly wasn’t an emergency so the firefighters left it to a local animal rescue charity to deal with and swiftly left the scene.
“Often, by the time our firefighters arrive at an incident, someone has waded in to try and rescue an animal only to get into danger themselves, so we send enough crews to deal with whatever we may find. The safety of the public and our firefighters is always our priority.
“Firefighters were not stopped from entering the water due to health and safety protocols.
“Just this week, LFB crews were called to rescue a man after the bulldozer he was driving fell 40 feet down into a quarry pit. When they realised the man’s life was at risk, the firefighters acted outside of normal procedures and risked their own personal safety to lift him out and save his life.
“London Fire Brigade’s firefighters are trained to make difficult judgement calls about when it is right to risk their lives in order to save another.”
http://www.london24.com/news/london_fire_brigade_says_seagull_rescue_health_and_safety_danger_reports_are_wrong_1_1348200

RSPCA TARGET POLITICIAN, IT GETS MORE DONATIONS!

RSPCA TARGET YET ANOTHER HARD WORKING COMMUNITY COUNCILLOR

A COMMUNITY councillor and his wife have been found guilty this week of the “large scale” neglect of nearly 60 animals at their home in Cilcennin.

CLLR SHELDON TARGETED BY RSPCA

Aberystwyth magistrates found 82-year-old Iain James Sheldon and Joan Sheldon, 68, of Cefn y Gaer, guilty of failing to meet the welfare needs of 57 animals following a four-day trial.
The couple were each handed a 24-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay £2,500 costs following an RSPCA raid in August last year in which officers were “over-powered” by the stench of urine, faeces and rotting meat.
But despite the guilty verdict, magistrates did not ban the Sheldons from keeping animals, and the RSPCA expressed concern that the animals may now be returned to them.
The court heard that RSPCA officers visited the defendants’ property on three occasions in August 2011 and conditions inside were described as “horrific” and “disgusting”.

The animals, including 36 dogs, 16 cats, four brown hens and a horse, were housed in a variety of kennels, caravans and outbuildings on the 4.5 acre smallholding.
http://www.cambrian-news.co.uk/news/i/24079/

DESPITE RSPCA "CASE" A CONDITIONAL DISCHARGE IS ORDERED

In England and Wales, a conditional discharge is a sentence vitiating the finding of guilt in which the offender receives no punishment provided that, in a period set by the court (not more than three years), no further offence is committed. If an offence is committed in that time, then the offender may also be re-sentenced for the offence for which a conditional discharge was given. Pursuant section 14 of the [[Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000] ^{[4] [5]} and R v Patel [2006] EWCA Crim 2689^[6] the conditional discharge does not constitute a conviction unless the individual breaches the conditional discharge and is re-sentenced.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discharge_(sentencing)

RSPCA TOTALLY IGNORE DONORS WISHES

The greatest joy in the life of animal enthusiast David Brown was the wild habitat he owned opposite his cottage that was home to foxes, badgers, hedgehogs and squirrels. So when he wrote his will, Mr Brown chose to leave his property to the RSPCA – a charity he trusted.
But the RSPCA repaid his trust by selling the land to property developers, and last week, to the horror of his former neighbours, the habitat was flattened – in just 12 hours.

Wildlife haven: Developers dig up the untouched land, a sanctuary for animals, against the wishes of the late David Brown

At least six trees, including two large oaks, were sawn down and the site reduced to muddy patch.
For Mr Brown had made one crucial mistake in drawing up his will – he expressed the ‘wish’ that the area be maintained as an animal sanctuary rather than making it a legal condition of the will.

This technicality allowed the RSPCA to ignore his wishes and instead cash in by selling both the cottage and the land for £295,000.
Neighbours suspected something might be happening when, a week before the diggers moved in, a plaque screwed to a tree in David’s honour was removed and attached to the side of his former cottage.
It read: ‘In loving memory, David, a good friend to us all. Not forgotten.’

Neighbours said Mr Brown used to feed badgers and foxes by hand, and wanted them to continue to live in peace on the plot

The RSPCA’s actions have caused fury among Mr Brown’s neighbours in Alderley Edge, Cheshire.
Paul Welton said: ‘I remember him coming to see me after writing his will and saying, “It will be safe now.” For him it was the most important thing. The RSPCA has ridden roughshod over his wishes.’

Julie Richards, who took in Mr Brown’s cat after his death in 2007, said: 'We thought leaving it all to the RSPCA was a fantastic thing to do. He has been badly let down.’

Mr Brown had given £3 a week to the RSPCA for most of his life.
Despite suffering dyslexia, the 61-year-old would write down things that were important. After his death, Ms Richards found a notebook in his cottage in which he had written his wishes for his estate.
It read: ‘The house cleared and sold – money for RSPCA for cats’ home. Antiques to be sold. ¼ acre of land to be left undeveloped, can be used for animals.’
Mr Welton added: ‘It was teeming with wildlife and fruit. David would feed the foxes and badgers by hand.’
Another neighbour, Mark Duffy, 48, a design consultant, said: ‘I think what they have done is illegal and I am going to challenge it.
A team of them arrived last Wednesday and started going for it like an army assault team. We all suspect that it is only a matter of time before they apply to build houses on it.’
Mr Brown’s elder brother, Geoffery, 71, who lives nearby, said: ‘It’s very sad that this land has been left bare when my brother wanted it protected. I am really very angry.’ It is understood that the RSPCA decided to sell the land in 2008. 

It was sold to companies connected to The Emerson Group, a development firm based nearby and owned by property tycoon Peter Jones.

The RSPCA, which also inherited £30,000 in premium bonds from Mr Brown, said: ‘Mr Brown wished us not to sell the land for building though this wasn’t a binding condition of the will. The RSPCA has used the money for its animals.’
Nobody from The Emerson Group was available for comment but a spokesman for East Cheshire Council said: ‘We are not aware of anything being done in breach of planning control.’
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2136714/Nature-lover-leaves-wildlife-haven-RSPCA--sell-bulldozed-built-on.html?ito=feeds-newsxml