David Cameron pays a visit to
the Heythrop Hunt
The animal welfare charity's branch in Preston, Lancashire - which costs just
£600 a day to run - has said that it only has enough money left to stay open for
another two months.
The RSPCA's national office said last night that it said it would not step in
to pay for the running costs of the Preston branch because it was a separate
charity and urged people to donate to it directly.
The news will alarm animal welfare campaigners because the weeks after
Christmas can be busy for animal rescue centres as it is the time when families
who bring back unwanted pets which were given as presents.
If the 126-year-old branch is forced to close, there are fears that hundreds
of abandoned pets could have to be rehoused.
The RSPCA has been under fire after a judge criticised the charity for
sanctioning a “staggering” £326,000 to be spent on a prosecution against members
of the Heythrop Hunt in Oxfordshire, with which David Cameron has ridden in the
past.
The MPs and peers have reported the RSPCA’s 18 trustees to the Charity
Commission for breaching a “duty of prudence” which governs the actions of all
charity trustees under charity legislation.
The group – which includes Tory grandee Lord Heseltine – also told the watchdog that they had “concerns about the motivation for bringing this prosecution”.
Tory MP Simon Hart, a former chief executive of the Countryside Alliance, said last night that it was “very sad” that a branch which daily cared for sick and injured animals was potentially closing down weeks after the prosecution.
He told The Daily Telegraph: “It is very sad that pets are going uncared for due to lack of funds at the same time as the Charity spends a third of a million on a case that will not save the life of a single fox.
“There is a huge difference between being an animal welfare organisation, which the RSPCA used to be famous for, and an animal rights one, which is what the society is fast becoming.”
The RSPCA declined to say whether its national office, which last year received £100million in donations, would intervene to stop the Preston branch from closing.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9776275/Local-RSPCA-branch-to-close-despite-head-office-spending-326k-prosecuting-David-Camerons-local-hunt.html
The group – which includes Tory grandee Lord Heseltine – also told the watchdog that they had “concerns about the motivation for bringing this prosecution”.
Tory MP Simon Hart, a former chief executive of the Countryside Alliance, said last night that it was “very sad” that a branch which daily cared for sick and injured animals was potentially closing down weeks after the prosecution.
He told The Daily Telegraph: “It is very sad that pets are going uncared for due to lack of funds at the same time as the Charity spends a third of a million on a case that will not save the life of a single fox.
“There is a huge difference between being an animal welfare organisation, which the RSPCA used to be famous for, and an animal rights one, which is what the society is fast becoming.”
The RSPCA declined to say whether its national office, which last year received £100million in donations, would intervene to stop the Preston branch from closing.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9776275/Local-RSPCA-branch-to-close-despite-head-office-spending-326k-prosecuting-David-Camerons-local-hunt.html
1 comment:
My brother and myself are being taken to court by the rspca because they said we didnt take care of our dogs we loved our dogs my brothers dog was21 mine was 18 i was told if didnt sign the form for them to take my little dog i could loose my other dogs iv had dogs for over 40 yrs and people know i love animals there my life if i didnt have them i would have no reason to live the rspca put both our dogs down im so worried about my brother he has a bad heart and this on his mind all the time hes 67 im 60 and im so worried i dont eat i can t sleep we would never harm our dogs we just dont know what to do
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