AND NO ONE REGULATES THEM!
A couple have admitted causing the deaths of three kittens which they abandoned at their Bradford home.
Neil Binner-Miller, 26, and Helen Dootson-Sharman, 19, both of Hart Street, Great Horton, also pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to two cats and a dog by failing to provide them with an adequate diet.
The animals, which belonged to Dootson-Sharman, were found last June after an RSPCA officer forced her way into the couple’s former home in Beecroft Walk, Allerton, Bradford magistrates heard today.
Nigel Monaghan, prosecuting on behalf of the RSPCA, said Binner-Miller had left the flat a week before the animals were found and Dootson-Sharman was not living there at the time.
He said: “The inspector found that the flat was in a terrible condition. She described the smell as being over powering. No food or water was provided. She found all of the animals in a very thin bodily condition. All were covered with fleas.”
A black cat, the mother of the kittens, had lost almost a third of her body weight while the dog, a German Shepherd, was 21 per cent under weight, the court was told.
Tests carried out on the surviving animals showed there was no other cause for their weight loss other than a lack of food and all three gained weight rapidly after being taken into RSPCA care, Mr Monaghan said.
He added: “Had the RSPCA not been contacted by a member of the public and not forced entry into the property one can only wonder what would have happened to the other animals.”
Mitigating on behalf of Dootson-Sharman, who also admitted an additional charge of failing to provide a suitable living environment for the animals, solicitor Stuart Carter said his client suffered from learning disabilities and had experienced problems in the past.
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/4857389.Couple_admit_causing_deaths_of_kittens/
12 comments:
Since when did the rspca have the power to force their way into someones home, no matter WHAT the reasons?
If they are allowed to get away with this, we all need to be very afraid of going out and leaving our pets alone.
This is the thin end of the wedge and it HAS TO STOP!!
This is a very worrying deveolopment. How many other homes is the RSPCA telling its inspectors to illegally force their way into?
This is absolutely outrageous, how can they possibly get away with this, the RSPCA are just a charity, what would the police do if Cancer Research broke into your home and helped themselves to a few quid? Well it seems that the RSPCA have friends in high places, well at least until the general election.
EVEN THE POLICE HAVE TO HAVE A GOOD REASON TO DO THIS, THE RSPCA HAVE NO POWERS ITS ABOUT TIME THEY ARE REVIEWED
rspca scum think they are above the law
The RSPCA are and utter disgrace, totally ignoring Puppy Farms, claiming they need to give 24 hrs notice before inspecting the premises. They and Carms County Council are aware of the vile condiditons in licenced premises.
These vile people supply to retail outlets. Never, ever buy a puppy from a pet shop.
http://www.dogs-r-us.org/undercover.shtml
It almost makes one wonder if some are in receipt of 'incentives'. Or related. Sickening
if an ordinary member of the public did this they would be arrested! the rspca have no special powers, why wasnt the rspca officer arrested?
who the bloody hell do they think they are, its the last time i give them a single penny, i've heard of their arrogance before but this takes the biscuit.
I cant believe the arrogance of the RSPCA, I know an ex RSPCA Inspector who left them because they didnt like the culture, she says the RSPCA have the Police in their pockets and are told to bully them until they get assistance, they also network with Magistraites, particulary Clerks to "oil the wheels", does anyone falling foul of their vendictiveness stand any sort of a chance through the British legal system?
these lot think they are above the law,its about time they were STOPPED
THE RSPCA ARE WANKERS
I hate them they can drop dead the RSPCA
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