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Originally Posted by FluffyCoonz
I think the problem is that so many of us have had a bad experience with the RSPCA. I reported a petshop who were selling 6 week old kittens with conjunctivitis, cat flu and flea infestation and they said it was nothing to do with them, even though the kittens were really suffering.
I know they are all independent but you would think that a certain code of procedures would be followed in specific cases.
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The RSPCA Animal Homes are seperate to the Inspectors, so if you report something to a Home, they cannot (but some do) do anything about it, it has to go thru' the Inspectors. RSPCA HQ are responsible for
all inspectors, so there should be one set of procedures. The individual branches shouldn't get a bad name when the Inspectors don't do their job.
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It is incredibly difficult to be approved for a rescue cat in the first place, in my opinion, and getting phonecalls like this are just making it even harder for new owners. Let's face it, it is much, much easier to walk into a petshop and buy a kitten than it is to go through with the rescue procedure. I am not in anyway implying that buying a kitten is the best option I am just saying that this is why so many BYBs make their money in this way.
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I totally agree, it is so much easier, but if people sat down and thought about it, for the inconvenience of having a home check, they're getting a cat (or dog) who is fully vaccinated, wormed, fleaed, microchipped and neutered, all for £50 (£100 for a dog). The centres
lose money when they offer all that. People are getting a good deal. But a lot of people don't even think about vaccinations, neutering etc. So they don't see the good deal they're getting.