Right-wing Tory's political agenda: "Halt the RSPCA's political agenda ..."

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.... or at least make it right-wing Tory.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/10257255/Stop-donating-to-the-RSPCA-says-Clarissa-Dickson-Wright.html

I think the old asshole is only upset because there are still some animals she's not allowed to eat ....



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[niyad]

1. gee, did not know this:

and rabbits are responsible for the majority of landslides,

[non sociopath skin]

5. Ours prefer chewing through telephone wires.

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[SwissTony]

2. “The charity was set up, and very well set up, for the protection of domestic animals”

and that's why it's called the RSPCDA...oh, wait, it's not.

'..Dickson Wright, who said that foxes are “essentially vermin"'...Hmm, I think the word "vermin" could be applied to other creatures.

And she, of course, thinks she should be above the law... "Dickson Wright, a former barrister who in 2009 was convicted of attending an illegal hare-coursing in a private prosecution by an animal charity"

[muriel_volestrangler]

3. There was an interesting recent 'Face the Facts' on Radio 4

For almost 200 years, the RSPCA has been the nation's conscience on animal welfare. The UK's biggest animal charity has also been in the forefront when it comes to enforcing decent standards of animal care. But more recently questions are being asked about how the organisation is changing.

There are claims that it is too quick to prosecute vulnerable people - the elderly, people with mental health issues or mobility problems - rather than advising them or helping them better look after their pets. Some never get over the shock of being raided by the police and RSPCA - even if they're later completely cleared of any wrongdoing. They suspect that front page coverage of RSPCA raids may be at least partly motivated by a desire for donation-boosting publicity.

And vets and lawyers claim to have been unfairly targeted because they've stood up against the RSPCA in court.

Face the Facts investigates how the RSPCA is changing and whether it is in danger of losing its way.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b037v4fp

Can be listened to for nearly a year, apparently. The cases they talk about do seem to show the RSPCA being high-handed, and too eager to prosecute. And there's a vet who, after he wrote a book endorsed by the RSPCA, spoke against them in court cases. They then asked someone to find anything in the book that they could use to discredit him (which they couldn't). They do seem to sometimes think that only they know how to treat animals properly.

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4. Though their heart still appears to be in the right place ...

... as opposed to certain superannuated TV stars who don't have one.

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[T_i_B]

6. If the RSPCA is being successful in prosecuting people for animal cruelty.....

......shouldn't they be applauded for that?

I think Dickson-Wright is getting too fixated on one issue. That can cause problems when people fail to see the wider picture, especially given the scope of what the RSPCA do.