link to the shooting of gsds

GypsyGSD · #1 31-08-09, 05:51 PM

BBC NEWS | Wales | South West Wales | Row as dogs put down by bolt gun x

Beki · #2 31-08-09, 05:58 PM

I think its disgusting!!! I fail to believe that all 10 dogs had that bad a skin condition!!!!!!

GypsyGSD · #3 31-08-09, 06:00 PM

I so agree beki , it is disgusting x

GypsyGSD · #4 31-08-09, 06:02 PM

The rspca face book is open if any one wants to comment

karas mum · #5 31-08-09, 06:48 PM

omg i cant believe this. the dogs are proberly only aggressive to humans because they are a pack and try to ptotect each other. they should be reassesed!!

kita · #6 31-08-09, 07:42 PM

The dogs are already dead.

Apparently they were so 'aggressive' that they had to be killed using a dead bolt gun - this has to be held directly against the dogs forehead at point blank range. How did they manage this if the dogs were so 'aggressive'?

One RSPCA officer decided that all the dogs could not be rehomed. Eight officers decided that using the dead bolt gun was the way to kill the dogs. At no point does anyone mention a vet, so I can only presume that no vet was consulted.

This is one reason why I would NEVER give the RSPCA one penny (there are many other personal reasons that I can not/don't want to go into at present).

This is what one Wales charity has to say about it:

Many Tears Animal Rescue - rspca

I am really glad the national news has got hold of this story - I think many normal members of the public will be appalled at this, especially the method of killing.

The day before this story became public the RSPCA came knocking on doors round my street asking for donations/support - glad I had not seen this story then!!!!! Don't think they will be coming to this house again anyway - I was not exactly polite to the girl.

Sue

Overlook · #7 31-08-09, 08:01 PM

That is truly appalling.

What is it with the RSPCA? I said before about the bloke at work and the horses in the field where he walks his dogs - could only get involved if he left them with no water so that they 'could see the suffering and neglect' but couldn't give a time when an officer would be available. He was basically told to leave them to dehydrate to death!! (he didn't btw, he watered them as best he could).

As you also said Sue if they were that aggressive how did they get close enough to shoot them and, in the extreme with the 'less distress' comment, did they do it in a soundproofed area?

The adverts the RSCPA show do make me cry but I couldn't give to them as they seem to be such hypocrites and all that happens is the animals suffer.

Shame on them.

sarahj · #8 31-08-09, 08:12 PM

I was reading about this earlier and 'a member of the family' has come out and said that the RSPCA told them if they did not sign the dogs over they would have their pets seized and would be prosecuted for neglect.
Typical RSPCA scare tactics just like their TV advert which to me says 'give us money or the kitten gets it', what it should say is 'give us more money for our multi million pound headquarters and political donations, we might rehome a kitten or two but the rest are 'unsuitable for rehoming'.

I dread to think what would have happened to Sally had i not taken her, (the RSPCA came round to her ex owners flat two days after i took her) I have no doubt she would have been shot in the head.

#9 31-08-09, 10:38 PM

OMG
Those poor beautiful dogs

Linda

ArchandEbs · #10 01-09-09, 01:34 PM

I am horrified by this story. Those poor dogs - do they not train RSPCA inspectors on dog behaviour? These poor animals have been through a terrible experience. Would they have done this if they had been a different breed?

My three would have no chance under these circumstances.

I am absolutely disgusted and will be sending an email....