RSPCA, What do u think????

[Joshh]

Discusting

[C4VEMAN-5AM]

On the other hand would it have been able to survive or make it back if realeased, and can you look after wild animals and stuff?

i dont think they should have put it down by all means, but in a way they could have done some good.

[C4VEMAN-5AM]

Originally Posted by The_Real_Moreliaman

Rubbish the magpie isnt responsible for the demise of sparrows or starlings.....all larger birds prey on smaller birds....its part of nature & its been happening for 100,000's of years.

You need to research more before you make comments like that m8 !

Yeah it is nature.

And i see sparrows and starlings all the time.

[Gramercy]

i would have thought that the RSPCA would have connections and be able to send such animals to the appropriate centre...fair enough if that centre doesn't have the facilities to care for a goose, but surely they must know of people who can, be they part of the RSPCA or a wildfowl sanctury etc.


...it smacks of lazyness on the part of the RSPCA person your sister had to deal with. Such a shame.

[Ssthisto]

Originally Posted by spit051261

the likes of magpies and other vermin are destroying our native species.
It is right that they are put down........when was the last time you saw a sparrow or starling......mostly due to the magpie.

Magpies are at least a native species.

Most of the reason you don't see sparrows and starlings is habitat loss - we're destroying the natural nesting sites AND we block off holes in our buildings that they might nest in too.

[C4VEMAN-5AM]

And magpies are being controlled if it makes you feel better.

They are on the vermin list along with pigeons crows doves rabbits partridge etc...

[bendigo]

the only real experience i have with the rspca was when i lost my ferret. she was literally picked up by them an hour after she escaped and the route she travelled wouldnt of taken her near any other animals. i picked her up off them 2 days later (first time i called they said they hadnt had any come in -WTF) and she was INFESTED with fleas!

not impressed

[Poxicator]

Everyone knocks societies for the bad things and often forget the good. Its a little warped to base your opinions solely on some bad issues, but everyone has a voice these days.
Unfortunately we have to cull animals when they become an inbalance, especially if they've become to such an extent that we have in Britain. Go to any lake and you're likely to come across them (within season), greatly outnumbering other geese and ducks. I don't agree with culling but I consider it a necessary evil sometimes. And we can't expect the RSPCA to house every stray or injured animal.

[memzy emma]

I'm so sorry but yes I have had personal experiance of this. We rescued a baby gery squirrel that had been hit by a car. It wasn't badly hurt, spoken to our vet they were going to treat it the next day. We kenw that it couldn't go back to the wild but we did have chipmunks in the garden sectioning off some of their cadge wouldn't have been difficlut till we could have sourced a wilde life centre willing to take this animal on.

Rang the RSPCA looking fo advice on feeding it, they came and put it down out side our home in the back of her van. How insentive I don't support them, Dogs trust yes

[Shell195]

When people find injured wildlife they should google their nearest wildlife rescue centre as they are all willing to help even what people call vermin.
If we had a call about this gosling we would have reared it no problem at all.We already have 3 rescued Canada geese at the Sanctuary and they live in a large paddock with large pond and get locked up at night so the foxes dont take them. The same applies to Shelducks and we have 4 of them 2
A life is a life whatever the species