'The objects of the Society shall be to promote kindness and to prevent or suppress cruelty to animals and to do all such lawful acts as the Society may consider to be conducive or incidental to the attainment of those objects. '

Suggested Letter.To the Chief Finance Officer

To the Chief Finance Officer
RSPCA Head Office
Horsham
RH13 9RS

Dear Sir

Re; Refund of all donations

I see from the latest “news” about the RSPCA that you have killed 10 german shepherds with a captive bolt. I see also from the Evening Star that you shot 2 basset hounds in the back of the head.

Your attitude is that you, and you alone, have an answer for every “sore”. It is the RSPCA Directorship who are now setting its organisation up as “god” and allowing it to get out of control. With regard to the 10 shepherds in your bland statement you have not said whether you gave each individual dog the chance of being assessed alone, away from the pack mentality, and away from the cruel confines of overt territory guarding. Yes, I was not there, but the even the supposedly aggressive/fear aggressive german shepherd in a totally new situation and alone, usually shakes in fear or takes the chance to run away to the hills.

On your home web site currently there sits an actual quote by the RSPCA saying that you “Give Animals A Voice”. Did you?

As for the bassets shot in the head – deplorable. I own both shepherds and bassets. I doubt the 2 bassets would have posed a danger to anyone and your statement that you could not have used a needle to put them to sleep is pure poppycock. The eldest of my bassets has had to have several operations and there has never been an issue of the skin being “too thick”. There are people queuing up waiting to home the “rarer” basset breed and there are many german shepherd rescues experienced in the breed who would have given the shepherds a chance.

I know that you will issue no further statements, however I have rights too. I have been a donor for 25 plus years. I have the right now to a refund of all my previous donations.

These donations were given in good faith on the back of your advertising giving the impression that you cared for and protected all animals. At no point whatsoever did you point out to me that these occurrences were taking place and you failed to explain to me why, and what level of technical expertise, or if outside totally independent additional expertise was employed, before you formed the basis of your decision. It is always “your” decision and you seem to think yourselves autonomous.

Whilst yes, I have obtained the articles from the german shepherd rescue site I am entitled to make my own mind up. By virtue of the fact that you are not denying that these atrocities happened and the fact that you are not communicating correctly with your actual supporters I have no faith in the RSPCA.

All my monies must be refunded. Your advertising has misled me. I thought I could trust you to give an animal a fair chance. Plus I thought that if any of my own animals ever just for a second had to look to you for protection you would protect them and certainly not destroy them.

Furthermore, my eighty year old mother, who has been a supporter longer than me is outraged. Particularly so at your attitude and what she feels is miss-use of her much needed money. I believe she is speaking to her friends and that they are referring to Age Concern. (They believe you have miss-used their previous donations and they are very distrustful of this home for Life scheme now.) She has the right to make her own mind up.

I shall be posting this letter to you with full personal details – which obviously can not be posted on an e-mail - including my address so that you can post my refund cheque.

From a previous supporter.

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