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Title: Good Ol' RSPCA eh?
Post by: Mojo on March 19, 2010, 12:28:16 PM
Stumbled across this on my local Rag's website. :tired: Doesn't surprise me really!! http://www.shropshirestar.com/2010/03/19/kitty-rescued-from-50ft-perch/
Title: Re: Good Ol' RSPCA eh?
Post by: Michelle (furbabystar) on March 19, 2010, 14:22:41 PM
 :censored:ER's !
Title: Re: Good Ol' RSPCA eh?
Post by: Rosella moggy on March 19, 2010, 14:41:12 PM
When Millie was stuck on roof I rang RSPCA at about 1am then again 4am and was told just go back to bed (oh yeh) as "in our experience they usually come down when hungry" (which thankfully she did at about 7am).  However the chap did say that, esp as she was a kitten, they would do something if she was still stuck after 24 hours or so.  Looks like that was balderdash  >:(

Three cheers for tree surgeons  :yayyy: :yayyy: :yayyy:
Title: Re: Good Ol' RSPCA eh?
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on March 19, 2010, 17:12:24 PM
They are just  :censored: and as firebrigade will not come out either looks like tree surgeons are the only way
Title: Re: Good Ol' RSPCA eh?
Post by: wharfevalley catsprotection on March 19, 2010, 17:43:17 PM
The RSPCA told a recent caller to "let nature take it's course and leave her" when she found a pregnant stray!!!! Poppy is now in our care and gave birth 4 days after coming into care  :tired:
Title: Re: Good Ol' RSPCA eh?
Post by: Karon on March 19, 2010, 18:48:27 PM
That's my local paper - not best impressed with the RSPCA on it.  They did get someone out after the cat had been up the tree for 48 hours but the owner had got it down by then.  I wouldn't want to leave one of mine stuck up a tree for 2 days before getting it down, I'd have set fire to something first to get the fire brigade out!

The local fire brigade aren't allowed to go out without a call first from the RSPCA apparently - I asked them. 

Not the first bad experience I've had of RSPCA in this area, sadly, despite there being a big RSPCA centre nearby.
Title: Re: Good Ol' RSPCA eh?
Post by: Mark on March 19, 2010, 19:17:17 PM
Quote from: wharfevalleycatsprotection on March 19, 2010, 17:43:17 PM
The RSPCA told a recent caller to "let nature take it's course and leave her" when she found a pregnant stray!!!! Poppy is now in our care and gave birth 4 days after coming into care  :tired:

I have heard about people being told the same thing about strays - also pregnant ones. One woman told me a cat had a litter of young kittens living outside and was told by them that cats are resourceful  :tired:
Title: Re: Good Ol' RSPCA eh?
Post by: Fire Fox on March 19, 2010, 20:13:37 PM
Resourceful enough to get pregnant again presumably.