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Related: About this forumRight-wing Tory's political agenda: "Halt the RSPCA's political agenda ..."
.... 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
(113,284 posts)and rabbits are responsible for the majority of landslides,
non sociopath skin
(4,972 posts)The Skin
SwissTony
(2,560 posts)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
(101,311 posts)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.
non sociopath skin
(4,972 posts)... as opposed to certain superannuated TV stars who don't have one.
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T_i_B
(14,737 posts)......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.