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Cat General => General Cat Chat => Topic started by: Cheesecat on April 23, 2007, 08:03:22 AM

Title: RSPCA week - cats most unwanted pets
Post by: Cheesecat on April 23, 2007, 08:03:22 AM

Just found this article on the BBC News website:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6582467.stm

I know they get a bad rep but apparently its RSPCA week and they have revealed that cats are the most abandoned animal and figures have risen by 40%  :( how sad..

Just thought some of you might want to read it  :'(

Title: Re: RSPCA week - cats most unwanted pets
Post by: Desley (booktigger) on April 23, 2007, 08:05:37 AM

i heard that on Radio 1 this morning - and the worrying part is that it sounds like they have only used the RSPCA stats - as we all know, they arent the only cat rescue, so that figure might actually be higher.
It is RSPCA week, they are in Tesco branches up and down the country collecting food and money.

Title: Re: RSPCA week - cats most unwanted pets
Post by: tab on April 23, 2007, 15:57:27 PM

I saw them at Tesco in oldham today so I bought them some senior biscuits and Mum and Dad who were also shopping bought them some dog food. The lady wasnt exactly enthusiastic when we put them in the trolley and certainly didnt want to talk to us but it was a bit noisy as they are remodelling the store.
love
Tab

Title: Re: RSPCA week - cats most unwanted pets
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on April 23, 2007, 22:00:12 PM

Not in out Tescos Desley and co, I went to the gig one in Carmarthen today twice grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr and absolutely nothing , except that it looked like an alsation had been tied to a post outside and dumped!!

tesco security were dealing with it.

Title: Re: RSPCA week - cats most unwanted pets
Post by: Desley (booktigger) on April 23, 2007, 22:17:15 PM

Must be cos you are in Wales Gill, it is something that Tesco allow up and down the country. I spoke to the manager of the Oldham branch, and one of the Bury stores had 5 trolleys full of food, and the Oldham one got more than they have ever got

Title: Re: RSPCA week - cats most unwanted pets
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on April 23, 2007, 23:20:33 PM

Sad cos I still got all this food to give away grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Title: Re: RSPCA week - cats most unwanted pets
Post by: Desley (booktigger) on April 24, 2007, 07:51:58 AM

Well, my local branch said that if I couldn't get there while they were there, I could go into the branch and do it.

Title: Re: RSPCA week - cats most unwanted pets
Post by: Cheesecat on April 24, 2007, 08:10:30 AM

I am always in Tesco for one reason or another so if they are there I will donate some foodies  ;D hope they wont be as arrogant to the RSPCA as they were to me when I was collecting food ! lol

Title: Re: RSPCA week - cats most unwanted pets
Post by: ccmacey on April 24, 2007, 08:28:59 AM

Do you think the reasons cats are the most abandoned animals because uneducated owners think that they are so independent they can survive on their own? Just what goes through these peoples head's?

Title: Re: RSPCA week - cats most unwanted pets
Post by: Hippykitty on May 09, 2007, 06:26:30 AM

Desley, I wonder if this link could be put on the website page you were developing, to deter owners from allowing their cat to have "just one litter".  I don't know how you could make the link permanent, as I guess the BBC site is always changing. Perhaps there is someway of downloading the vid. You'd need a techie to advise you on that.