Cat stuck outside my window

aVdub said:
So happy you didn't call the animal extermination squad, who probably wouldn't have turned up, well, unless there was a chance to prosecute someone!

The above is what I heard someone in the pub say once.
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Based on my personal experiences with the RSPCA, I'd say that's a pretty accurate perception; in fact last time I spoke to them the advice they gave was basically encouraging animal cruelty.
 
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GaryTheSnail said:
I'm being pedantic, taking the pea out of some users on here but they haven't noticed as of yet.
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Haggisman said:
Based on my personal experiences with the RSPCA, I'd say that's a pretty accurate perception; in fact last time I spoke to them the advice they gave was basically encouraging animal cruelty.
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Same here.
Next door but one had left their dog in the garden while they went on a two wee holiday and 7 days later after constant barking we got the RSPCA out.
He looks over and says "He looks fit and he's got water" then buggers off.
 
Haggisman said:
Based on my personal experiences with the RSPCA, I'd say that's a pretty accurate perception; in fact last time I spoke to them the advice they gave was basically encouraging animal cruelty.
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They are not exactly liked amongst the animal welfare groups and are seen as a bit of a cash cow I heard someone down the pub say.
 
something daft already!! said:
I could not agree more. People think it's a rubbish tip and throw all sorts down there. It's impossible to get down to sort it out unless you have a couple of ladders. I usually get it sorted a couple of times a year so I'll probably get someone in the new year. As soon as I clear it, someone throws something else down there. Last time it was the sleeping bags you can see. Mostly it's bottles and drink's cans. One year, my upstairs neighbour, who I think is probably in prison now, threw much of his kitchen through the glass of his window above and it landed down there with a loud crash at 3am. He threw out his oven, fridge and microwave. He was evicted shortly after thankfully. My recent ones have been good and considerate.

Good job that I mostly don't see it and don't care.
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Can't you get a grill or grate fixed to the top of that area to stop the rubbish being thrown down there. It'll reduce light though.
 
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drakulton said:
Can't you get a grill or grate fixed to the top of that area to stop the rubbish being thrown down there. It'll reduce light though.
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I've seen some use the netting designed to keep birds off allotments, just have to ensure it is bird friendly.
 
aVdub said:
They are not exactly liked amongst the animal welfare groups and are seen as a bit of a cash cow I heard someone down the pub say.
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We took in a stray cat one winter in the back porch, as it was looking really scrawny and was below freezing, phoned the RSPCA and told them we couldn't look after it as it was very aggressive, we had cats of our own and a newborn baby, and it kept trying to get in the house. They basically said since it had somewhere safe and warm (our house :confused:) they couldn't help - the only way they'd come out is if it was stuck out in the cold and clearly suffering - e.g. they wanted us to kick it out & risk it freezing to death before they'd do anything about it...

Based on everything else I've heard about them, it wouldn't surprise me if they would have then tried to use that as an excuse to prosecute us for animal cruelty.

Unfortunately it did get into the house one day, pinned one of our cats in the corner and started laying into it, and when I pulled them apart, latched onto my arm, ripped it to shreds, and sunk its teeth into me, resulting in a 3 night hospital stay having antibiotics every 2 hours because within 24 hours it was so badly infected that I almost collapsed at work.

Needless to say, my opinion of the RSPCA isn't the greatest ;)
 
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