The RSPCA WA is being questioned by the state government regarding their processes for choosing which pets are treated and which pets are killed…
The WA Government has raised fears the RSPCA is destroying pets that could be kept alive.
Documents obtained by The Sunday Times reveal Agriculture Department boss Rob Delane was told of a case last year where medical histories did not support the destruction of some pets.
“It is unclear whether the RSPCA had sufficient grounds to destroy these animals,” a briefing note for Mr Delane dated May 2013 said
The notes prepared for Mr Delane warn the RSCPA’s processes were “inadequate”.
Even RSPCA staff seemed to have little faith in the ‘system’;
Revelations of the documents come as a former RSPCA regional inspector, who asked not to be named, also expressed concerns about the treatment of animals by the organisation.
The inspector, who resigned last year, said she would regularly try to rehome animals in country areas rather than bring them to the Perth shelter because she feared they would be put down.
“I wouldn’t take my animals up there,” she said.
“Some puppies would get put down at eight weeks and they would say they had behavioural problems,” she said……
The RSPCA remain unapologetic:
RSPCA state chief executive David van Ooren said no disciplinary action had been taken and the allegations in the report had not been substantiated.
An RSPCA spokesman said there were “very clear” and “well-developed” policies relating to the euthanasia of animals.
So how does this “well developed” policy work in practice?
Izzy
This is Izzy. She was a breeding dog seized by the RSPCA under an alleged breach of WA’s animal protection laws. She entered the care of the RSPCA in March 2012. She was only a baby herself (probably less that two years old) but she was heavily pregnant.
Izzy was placed with foster carer, Cath (an experienced human midwife and dog lover) and her husband (a senior vet) so she couldn’t have been in more compassionate, capable hands. It was a new start to a happier life.
Izzy gave birth to four healthy babies; Rueben, Sukey, Polly and Morris
Izzy was ‘typical’ of many neglected dogs; sad, skittish and scared. She was terribly and heartbreakingly under socialised. The family worked hard to make her life peaceful, to give her good food and comfort, and to let her know everything was going to be ok. And under their care, Izzy showed she was a loving and competent mum – working hard to clean and feed her pups, growing them into cute little fat bellies.
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Even as the pups grew nearly as large as herself! (15 days old)
Cath’s family worked hard to make sure these pups were getting all they needed to grow into healthy, happy dogs. Her daughter delighted in helping ‘socialise’ these babies and they learned to walk and eat solid food.
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Sukey (4 weeks)
Rueben (4 weeks)
Polly Poppit (4 weeks)
Morris (4 weeks)
Not surprisingly, the family fell in love with these guys and considered adopting one themselves, but found that even as volunteers, the RSPCA adoption fees were prohibitive;
“We were going to keep one, but despite the fact I was volunteering my time to look after Izzy when she was pregnant and now raise a litter of puppies for them – they still want to charge me $700 for a puppy!!
Cath kept Izzy, Rueben, Sukey, Polly and Morris for a total of 4 weeks, before taking them back to the RSPCA for their scheduled check up. Cath assumed that she would drop them off in the morning, and pick them up in the afternoon, to continue her fostering.
“They simply wouldn’t give them back after I dropped them all in for a check over. I rang every day asking what was happening and when could I go back and get them. They kept fobbing me off. It was only after I asked for a meeting with the CEO and they realised I wasn’t going away that I was told they were already dead.
I had Izzy behaving and responding to us beautifully after a while. But they killed her and all of her pups. They didn’t indicate to me at all that they were at risk – they did it all without telling me.
My husband is a senior vet. We never saw the pups do anything strange behaviourally. Izzy was timid, but she was really coming good. And those pups were fine.”
Izzy and her pups were given a ‘behavioural assessment’ at the RSPCA kennel facility. All five failed.
Next, as is the procedure, each of these young dogs were held. Their leg was shaved. A syringe of poison was drawn. And then one by one they were injected until their lively, waggling bodies went limp and they were dead.
All under the RSPCA’s “well developed” policies.
The community has the expectation that animals entering RSPCA care will be given every chance to be rehabilitated. Pet lovers give tens of millions of dollars in donations every year believing that they are supporting life affirming processes. I don’t know a single rescue group who, if called, wouldn’t have found a place for these guys. But they didn’t survive being ‘sheltered’ by the RSPCA.
Izzy deserved a second chance. Her babies deserved a first one.
Our shelters should not be this way. They do not have to be. The killing has got to stop.
| Update 8th February…
In response to an enormous public backlash, soon after this post went public, the reason the pups were killed was updated by the RSPCA WA: Tragically all the puppies had significant hip, back and patella abnormalities, were in significant pain and discomfort. These conditions were not treatable or curable.” An email is now circulating from the CEO of the RSPCA WA bringing the dogs back from the dead. Izzy may be alive, and one of her pups, Morris, also. It is great news if they are safe. If any or all of this is true it shows a deep abuse, not of the animals, but of a volunteer. What kind of asshole organisation does this to their foster carers? I have written a follow up piece on what animal lovers can do to help pets in WA.
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See also: Thomas
I am not surprised with this at all. I had a feeling that thy had no desire to save dogs pups kittens or anything. They are in it for the money. You know the boss at the Waverley RSPCA had a desk that was worth like 100.000$?? WTF is he getting a table that dear when the money should be going to the protection of animals. There is also situations that need looking into with the care of horses. I know of 2 instances of neglect of horses and nothing had been done. They say that as long as they have water they cant do anything. What a load of bull. The horses were so thin they were dying on the spot. I saw this with my own eyes. No wonder people have organizations to do something about these appalling people from the RSPCA. I would be ashamed to say I worked there if I had a job with them. It is my opinion that these places should be shut down and let the true believers do there work and recognize them. As for puppy farm or kitten farms they need to be stopped. I know there is one near Warragul that should be shut down and the brokers for them should be stopped as well. They are supporting these farms. There is a lady on the trading post that is a broker for these people. Please don’t buy from these people. You will have nothing but trouble with the pups or kittens.
This is happening in the RSPCA QLD Wacol shelter as well.
The animal in question was a dog that I had rescued from the pound (where he was also to be PTS) and then I passed him onto a breed specific ‘rescue group’ and was told he’d be taken care of. 6 weeks later they surrendered him to the RSPCA because ‘he wasn’t purebred and they couldn’t make enough money off him’. She didn’t bother to tell the RSPCA that he’d been abused and had anxiety.
He sat in that shelter for 4 months with no consistent company. I watched him deteriorate. They let him out into a yard with 9 other dogs and one of them charged at him. The dog panicked and bit the other dog on his head, as a warning to stay away, but because he was ‘a lot larger than the dog who charged at him’ he had to be PTS. I did everything in my power to save him. I contacted all the correct people and then he was reassessed and found to have anxiety (finally!). 24 hours later he was again added to the PTS list.
At 3pm, I was told by the RSPCA that ‘you have until midday tomorrow to collect him or he’ll be put down’. I used social media to try and find a foster home for him and included that he had 24 hours to live. The RSPCA recieved, in their words, ‘a large influx of phone calls regarding the animals welfare’. I found him a foster home and pulled him out.
3 days later I recieved a phone call from HR at the RSPCA telling me that I was no longer welcome on campus, volunteer or employed. They told me I broke my ‘confidentiality agreement’ by saying he had 24 hours to live. What a joke!
I will never support the RSPCA again. I used to be a regular donor and buy all my pet supplies from there but after the way they treated me, I’m disgusted! They are purely looking for easy animals they can rehome and get money for quickly. The emails that staff receive from HR on a regular basis about PR and ‘keeping the public happy to keep donations coming in’ is appalling.
My partner and I rescue dogs and currently have six that we are looking after.
All are varying in ages and circumstances in which they have come to us.
To us they are like our children with a need to be cared for and nurtured like any child.
For us to not have them around would be more painful than the pain in the butts they can be at times.
We as Foster – Carers expect no return and our major concern is the welfare of the animals.
Not as it would seem that organisations like this place a monetary value on the animal rather than their
welfare.
It is absolutely abhorrent that healthy animals can be put down without trying to find appropriate homes
for them.
When you consider the MILLIONS of dollars donated to this charity for the welfare of these animals,
why then in this instance has some narrow minded imbecile been left to make a decision like this that
would mean that the dogs would be destroyed, rather than being given the chance of having a life by
being adopted out.
We have made donations to this group in the past but certainly will not be making any donations in the future
utterly disgusting what the rspca have done to this dog and pups, should have at least given them a chance with their carers,, Has ruinied my day completely and i feel sick to the bone reading the above!!!
Absolutely DISGUSTING. They should hang their heads in SHAME!!! They call themselves animal welfare advocates. YES RIGHT. NOT!!!
This is getting to be routine! SO CALLED ANIMAL RESCUE, nothing but damn money makers! bastards!
How do they ‘temperament test’ 4 week old pups? The person who made this decision should be jailed!
Murders!!!! How do you temperament test as scared wee girl and her tiny babies???? This is sick. I hate the SPCA and they are just getting worse. They have to go.
How can puppies have behavioural issues
Really?
RSPCA ARE CRUEL A HOLES
It is not just WA that has problems with the RSPCA . NSW North Coast if you call the RSPCA to a horse ,cow , whatever they don’t come , I’ve seen a few horses die , because they wouldn’t Act . And I wasn’t allowed to act . Really sucks , I will NEVER call the RSPCA again , I try and find other local rescue groups that will At least try ! But they don’t have the LAW on there side like the RSPCA can use to “impound ” or “confiscate” them.
RSPCA NEEDS A NATIONAL OVERHAUL !
I got 2 of my dogs from the RSPCA in Perth. If this story is true it’s disgusting and I will never donate to them again. And this story will be spread far and wide so no more innocent beautiful animals die in vain. This is a sickening story.
What a sad story I will not support or donate to the rspca inthe future they and those that work for them should hold their heads in shame.
R S P C A Royal Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals – shame to the very name you stand for! How dare the RSPCA inflict cruelty on those loving babies. SHAME SHAME SHAME run free on the rainbow bridge Izzy, Sukey, Polly and Morris. We will grieve for you that you lost your lives – at the hands of individuals driven by money instead of humanity and a direct contradiction to the name of the very organization they are a part of. To Cath and your husband for giving these little puppies some glimmer of humanity, albeit a brief one.
This has got to be one of the saddest stories I’ve seen in a long time! This wonderful person who fostered this poor girl and her babies is a saint and I’m sure she would have been able to find homes for all of the dogs – and very good homes as well. The RSPCA basically used blackmail (what other word is there????) to get the dogs back and destroy them. These were beautiful pups who would easily have found a home. Someone needs to be held accountable for this decision to destroy a perfectly healthy family of dogs! I’m sorry but I don’t have any faith in the RSPCA any more after seeing this and other things like this…….
The RSPCA has become a large bureaucracy, receiving Government funds, which has completely lost sight of what it’s supposed to be all about. This not the first case and it’s the same all over Australia.
This is heartbreaking i can not believe they did this those poor pups i will never donate again
I am totally disgusted with what the RSPCA have done to this little mother and her children, they may be only pups to them but to the mother dog they are her everything and they should be totally ashamed of themselves. I will never again give even one cent to this Organisation.
I just about passed out when I read that the adoption fee is $700!? Seriously? The most the SPCA here in America charges is $250 and that is to cover the cost of housing the dogs, immunizations, spaying/neutering and training so that they have a step up in their new homes. $700 isn’t an adoption fee it’s a breeders fee! Absolutely ridiculous!
Have the lunatics taken over. One of the problems when volunteer organisations become corporatised. RSPCA is now a business, not a volunteer organisation for the purpose of rescuing and rehoming animals. This is a story that should make the RSPCA executive hang their heads in shames and revisit their mission … Deeply disappointed but not surprised…
Commercialisation of any process invariably brings the almighty dollar into prominence in any decision making.
While I’m not surprised the RSPCA WA has done this, I am repelled by it as a policy and practice.
After the Black Saturday bush fires my friend operated a donation based distribution service for livestock and animal feed in the Kinglake area. The stress placed on her and the pressure brought to bear to do things ‘their way’ was enormous. I assisted on weekends myself, in between getting my life back on track.
On a number of occasions I observed their grappling mentally with her to wrest control of the distribution from her and I found myself wondering why they seemed to have such a vested interest in controlling (and eventually shutting down) the FREE stockfeed distribution she was engaged in. Donated items, donated time, donated forklift, donated containers – and the donations were not made specifically to any charity, just sent by the good people of Australia who cared enough to help us out.
And the RSPCA did this with every acre for mile upon mile seared and offering nothing to our stock and local wildlife in the way of sustenance or forage.
Perhaps the powers that be within the organisation should remember your moniker stands for Royal Society for the Protection of Animals not Real Slick Perpe-TRAITORS of Cruelty to Animals. You have been emplaced by the public and sanctioned by our head of state, authorising that ‘Royal’ in your title that you are so proud of. Perhaps that should be remembered and acted upon the next time your corporate interests collide with those of your official charter.
Threats and intimidation are usually the mien of the mafia or the mob. They certainly don’t point to a realistic, sensitive, honest, or pro-active approach to addressing the issues at hand – a sure failing in leadership ably demonstrated yet again.
Full disclosure worrying to you, RSPCA? It wouldn’t if you were doing the right thing and your ‘charitable’ practices were above board.
This is so cruel dogs are apart of familys.
yes they do this to healthy rehomable animals and say it is because they cant home them or cant afford to keep them any longer than a week or two in their care. I am disgusted also with rspca as on numerous occasions I have notified them of animals being abused starving or hurt and they have never checked even after 40 or more complaints over the same animal. rspca animal rescue is a complete lie and to charge $700 for a puppy are you for real? no wonder they cant home animals! but I can bet they are paying off their mortgages on houses with their wages working there not giving a damn about mistreated animals and slaughtering perfectly fine ones cause it is too hard and too much effort for them! rspca animal rescue I believe is totally staged for tv and moneymaking purposes and always contact ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE now with any concerns or strays I find as they have a no kill policy (at least in S.A when I had a stray cat that was pregnant) only problem is sometimes they do not have space to take an animal or funding so you do have to look after it for awhile yourself (hence how the cat in S.A got pregnant I couldn’t catch it myself easily could only feed it and hope it came back and was there feeding when animal welfare arrived to get it)
So you all are not so caring and living toward animals after all are you, RSPCA? And with those steep “adoption” fees, it looks like you all are in it for the money, not for the love of animals. How in the world do 4 week old puppies “fail” a behavorial test? You all are full of bullshit.
And the mother dog was from a puppy mill situation from the sound of it. She was a cute little Spaniel. You all are just KILLERS, pretending to care about animals. You disgust me as much as the kill pounds here in the US.
This is a disgrace, once again they have failed the animals. RIP little Izzie and her wee ones. I will never support the RSPCA again.
i am so damn angry about this. how can pups be given a behavioral assessment at such a young age. how dare the RSPCA do this. especially to the mother. you lot think you are god. you decide who lives and who does not. lucky i cant swear or this would have bad words in it. you are a disgusting bunch of idiots.
The price they are charging really doesn’t make sense for “recycled” animals because if the RSPCA sold them as cheap pets, charging no more than a bulk negotiated desexing for entire animals and under $150 for already desexed animals then the “backyard breeders” market would be undercut and collapse. Really RSPCA, you must change your policies so that you are more humane and affordable because your reputation is being shot to pieces with the stories that spread like wildfire on the internet. Be a little more circumspect about the people you lock swords with as well, this couple are very convincing and justifiably very angry.
I am not a dog lover, however this story, if it is true, is disgusting behaviour from the RSPCA. They should be charged with cruelty or something….
A cavalier and her puppies put down, for what reason? I seriously would like to know why and that is why I am writing a letter to the Minister of Agriculture.
I have never been a supporter of the RSPCA and never will be.
I would suggest to Cath to take this matter further even better contact Today Tonight or Current Affair and let the whole community know as to what happens there.
I know it will not bring back Izzy and her pups but it would serve justice and hopefully prevent any future unnecessary killings of animals.
I have been spreading this story on Facebook and Instagram so people are aware of this ongoing issue.
General public and large companies provide donations to this animal shelter organisation but what for? So they can put a mother especially a cavalier king Charles spaniel and her pups down because she was scared, timid, skittish? Sounds to me they are full of excuses and plain lazy to give these guys a go in life.
If a gentled natured cavalier has no chance at surviving at the RSPCA what chance do other breed of dogs have?
I am hoping to get an adequate response from the Minister about this!
A similar thing happened to me I had fostered about 6 dogs for another organisation had transported them to vets for treatments, fed them & cared for them found homes for them & even done yard inspections on potential homes. The last straw for me was when I had a pug x cavalier coming to me for foster for this organisation direct from the owner all up to date with immunisations, had been sterilised so nothing to outlay on this little dog, the night before I asked the question of the boss of the business if I wanted to adopt this little dog what would the cost be to me, then all off a sudden I wasn’t a suitable home for this dog but they tried to get me to take one of the other dogs that had been with them for months…i feel this was because they could get good $$$$ for the pug x so didn’t want me to have it, how can 5 minutes prior when it was coming to me to foster so I was more then suitable to look after the dog but when I want to maybe adopt the dog I’m not suitable…I rescued a dog from another rescue mob but have never fostered again :(
The RSPCA is profit-driven and totally corrupt. I call on every animal lover to demand an investigation into the RSPCA. They take millions in donations from the public, which is NOT spent on saving the lives in animals in their care. The animals leave in body bags, while the money goes into the $170 million share and investment portfolio of the RSPCA.
I think you all at the RSPCA are heartless mongrels, as you call ed last week asking for donations. I said I would never support the RSPCA & I never will ……nothing but “Murders” poor Izzy & her pups you low life bastards this establishment should be shut down…. SHAME on you, god help the animals that are in there now, what is their FATE, your all a useless lot of mongrels,,, I dispose all of you that work for the RSPCA, the killing factory…
The allegations are completely false. The puppies were not euthanased on behavioural grounds. The mother and the puppies were part of a large scale animal cruelty seizure conducted two years ago. The case is currently before the courts.
Tragically all the puppies had significant hip, back and patella abnormalities, and were in significant pain and discomfort. These conditions were not treatable or curable.
Sorry but we don’t believe you. The reputation of your organization speaks for itself and the Australian public are not as gullible nor as stupid as it seems you believe. Put the energy you expended writing this into saving animals … instead of killing them.
They were staying with a vet. Wouldn’t he know if something was wrong with them???
This is why I will never get an animal or surrender one to the RSPCA.
RSPCA WA wrote repeatedly:
RSPCA WA | February 6, 2014 | Permalink Reply
The allegations are completely false. The puppies were not euthanased on behavioural grounds. The mother and the puppies were part of a large scale animal cruelty seizure conducted two years ago. The case is currently before the courts.
Tragically all the puppies had significant hip, back and patella abnormalities, and were in significant pain and discomfort. These conditions were not treatable or curable.
So you keep saying. Lets have a look at the vet report and the xrays please. I cry bullshit.
Why all the “cloak & dagger” then, RSPCA?
Was the foster carers husband a vet…hmm think about it
Just seen the video on the puppies they were running around like normal puppies nothing was wrong with them at 4 weeks & suppose to have all these problems. why lie about it ?? your a disgrace, as I said god help the other animals you have there, & how can you sleep at night Shame on you :-( yes change your name …Kill Shelter Only…. Muderers
It wouldn’t be the first time RSPCA has changed the story after it became public. But of course it gets to bury the evidence.
Stop feeding us lies and give us the truth. Whoever is in charge of the facebook page and on here can see that you are copy and pasting your answer on this forum and also on facebook. Oh yes…. thanks for banning me from commenting on your facebook page but that’s ok there are many other avenues that I can expose the RSPCA WA for who they really are and from what I gather from this forum and also other facebook pages – people already know what sort of organisation you are. Karma will get you back !
“Izzy was ‘typical’ of many neglected dogs; sad, skittish and scared.”
You people are totally failing to see this beyond in black and white. Genetic behavior is passed on..those puppies probably would have grown up with fear aggression, and with that, a big liability. Small dogs can and DO harm humans just as much as bigger breeds, statistics say even more.
But that’s not the problem imo. The problem is those dogs with genetic fear aggression are silently suffering every day of their lives. Euthanasia is sometimes a blessing for them, as much as it would be for nonstop physical pain.
There is NOT ENOUGH HUMAN BEINGS TO TAKE CARE OF EVERY SINGLE ONE.
If that foster person, Cath, wanted to adopt these dogs SHE SHOULD HAVE IMMEDIATELY MADE THAT KNOWN.
I’m not saying that this organization is not corrupt, and I’m not saying it isn’t tragic, and I’m not saying that Izzie and her puppies didn’t deserve every chance at life, because they did. I’m saying these are just a drop in a very large bucket, and if no one actively tried to adopt them, there are millions of other dogs euthanized who DO NOT HAVE FEAR AGGRESSION.
There is currently no way of testing to see if Izzy’s behaviour was ‘nature or nurture’. There may have been no genetic basis for her timidity, but simply be a result of neglect.
There is no scientifically validated temperament test that would be appropriate to use on such young pups.
But even if these things weren’t true, ‘preventative killing’ in the name of somehow preventing a potential future suffering, is completely unethical.
‘Euthanasia’ is only an appropriate treatment for actual suffering, not that invented by our imagination. Especially that suffering which may not happen.
As any owner of a much loved, but ‘faulty’ pet can attest, many dogs who would fail a shelter temperament test, go on to live perfectly enjoyable lives.
But logical fallacies aside – thanks for playing along at home!
RSPCA WA say that
Tragically all the puppies had significant hip, back and patella abnormalities, were in significant pain and discomfort. These conditions were not treatable or curable.
Still waiting to hear if they had xrays/tests etc and also the reason for the killing of mum.
Sooo, Anna… Cath “should” have told RSPCA she was willing to pay $700/pup to adopt them? Obviously she HAD expressed some interest in a pup, as she said (if you read the article)…or she would not have known the fee!! As to your theory that there is not enough room in the world for more puppies and their mothers, I can’t imagine what would make you agree with what happened to these WANTED animals on those grounds.
Yes, because all those pictures showed the pups were horridly tiimid. Did you read the article?
This is absolutely disgusting. The RSPCA will never get another cent out of me.
This is an absolute disgrace! I have been a long time financial supporter of the RSPCA and have their animal insurance. Well no more of my money will get anywhere near that mob.. I an disgusted!!!
What a shocking story. I donate regularly to the RSPCA but no more, never again.
You have done irreprable damage to the association.
Never again.
How sad.
That is so wrong. How can 4 week old puppies have behavioral issues so severe that a vet couldn’t have noticed! This is one shelter please don’t tar all shelters with the same brush.
I just can’t belive this… I’m struck dumb… I’ve taken so many lost or abandoned animals to the R.S.P.C.A and have been assured that they will find good homes and be well cared for… I’ve had family pets have to go there when our landlords told us we could no longer keep our pets, and after giving my loving furry family members one last cuddle as they lick my tears off my face i was told they will be found a new home… Now I’m crying as the prospect of the death of all these animals i knew and many many animals i was never blessed to meet may have died for no apparent reason… No animal is beyond saving, even the most scarred animals who attack humans for fear of them can still be changed for the better under loving guidance and care… No animal deserves to die, least of all for “behavioral problems”. This disgusts me to a level i can’t even comprehend. All the donations i have made to this “shelter”, which over the years likely amass to a decent amount given i’m just a student on minimal wages. And yet why was i donating? what’s the point of all that money? i thought i was supporting giving animals a fresh start, another chance, a happy forever home with a new family… But no. I’m funding the murder of sweet innocent creatures. The slaughter of young pups and kittens. The massacre of a creature who could have made a world of difference for the humans who’s hearts it could have touched. But no more. Never again will i donate to that organisation. Never again will i take an animal to them. Never again will i defend them or recommend them to people. No more death. No more suffering. No more lies and no more sadness. Enough i say.
NSW RSPCA is just as evil. They give their staff an extra $14 for every animal they kill. This is an incentive to kill animals in their care, not to save them. Their motto “All Creatures Great and Small” is chilling when you think of all the innocent creatures they kill. Never donate money to the RSPCA!!! We need to encourage an independent investigation into this organisation, their share and investment portfolio, their phony temp tests, and their massive kill rates.
Sad. Very sad. It is totally without logic that they should want to charge $700. Yes, they have to make money to help fund their (questionable) operations, but surely the fees could be a lot, lot less. I nearly cried reading this.
DISGUSTING… DISGUSTING…. DISGUSTING. ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING….. I am disgraced, absolutely disgraced. I cant compute the inhumanity. Just cant. Words fail me.
Bloody killers there was no justification for it I call on the WA gov to prosecute them
I was called by the RSPCA to tell me they had killed my dog after he got out. I had been to my local RSPCA and reported him missing. He was microchipped and I still used the same vet but because I hadn’t contacted that branch of the RSPCA they put him down after a week. That branch was over an hr drive from where he went missing and 2 other branches in between. They couldn’t call me to tell me he was there but they could call me to tell me he was dead.
This is the reply I got back from the RSPCA regarding this
Hi Leanne,
Thank you for seeking clarification. The following response has been provided by RSPCA WA. If you have any further questions, please contact RSPCA WA directly: http://www.rspca.org.au/contact-us
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The puppies were not euthanased on behavioural grounds. As some are aware, tragically all the puppies had significant hip, back and patella abnormalities, were in significant pain and discomfort. These conditions were not treatable or curable.
The mother and the puppies were part of a large scale animal cruelty seizure conducted two years ago. The case is currently before the courts.
Disgusting.
I have a 3 legged cat, who turned up in my yard, which is now in my care, I was told if I take it to the cats home (RSPCA) they would do an assessment and it would be put down because it has 3 legs. This was unacceptable so I decided to keep it.
I also had a stray little kitten that wandered in to my yard and I called the RSPCA and they had it put down at the vets straight away as it had ticks.
I mean seriously this is the easy solution ??? rather than treat the animal.
How about you actually try and save animals, especially those less fortunate that have been dumped.
Atleast try and save Animals instead of putting them all down.
The allegations are completely false. The puppies were not euthanased on behavioural grounds. The mother and the puppies were part of a large scale animal cruelty seizure conducted two years ago. The case is currently before the courts.
Tragically all the puppies had significant hip, back and patella abnormalities, and were in significant pain and discomfort. These conditions were not treatable or curable.
This is disgusting of the RSPCA. It was so sad to watch that poor bitch and babies and I feel for the lovely family that was fostering her. After all they had done, that is how they thank them and trying to charge $700 for a puppy still after all the good work that family had put in to save Izzy and the babies. So so wrong- it is time someone takes on the RSPCA.
They don’t make much money from the public anymore, they don’t care about our donations, They are making money from companies using such slogans as ASPCA approved eggs etc etc .. they now make more money that way so perhaps contacting these companies is better than us never donating, make the companies supporting RSPCA aware of what is happening
THIS IS HORRENDOUS TREATMENT POOR POOR IZZY & HER PUPPIES …….. SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED EVER !!!!!!!!
Sadly our RSPCA has a very bad reputation. It needs a serious overhaul and full investigation of their policies and rules. The management of the shelters are champions at huge cover ups. This particular case is just heartbreaking. A little cavalier and her babies would have been so easy to re home, I have one myself, which was saved from a breeder. Just horrible horrible people.
Good on you for posting this. How heart breaking.