its ok saying that the rspca should be given more powers but it will never happen! they will never have enough powers to enter a house without persmisson or a warrent. not even the fire brigade have this power! they are only allowed into a house because we ring them and in affect give them permission to enter the house!

animals dont have voices, thats why good natured people contact the RSPCA, what they can actually do is quiet pathetic and it must be an extremely frustrating job, however there have been huge advances in animal welfare law recently and with continuing pressure from such good natured people things can only improve

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Yeah true! Maybe if pet shops and rescues could work together and instead of pet shops buying in rabbits from breeders they could help the rescue centres in rehoming the rabbits/guinea pigs. They could also provide temp housing while they are waiting to be rehomed, which would help to reduce the numbers that get pts waiting for a new home?? Don't know if this could ever work, but it is an idea!

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That is crazy, I can't even believe that someone would even think that!

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No with that attitude nothing will ever change. We need the law to be on the side of the animals, there is plenty of things that can be done if people can be bothered to do something about it... where would these rabbits be now without us to go in and rescue them?!! They will go to nice homechecked homes unlike alot of petshop bunnies.

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not with that attitude??? its not an oppionion its fact! i studied the powers that the rspca have over the public and in situations. the govenment will always put humans first and so untill they give the firebrigade and ambulance crews this power they are deffo not going to give it to the rspca! now im not saying this is an ok thing as i think that is personally needs to change to improve the animal welfare issues in this country!

No you're wrong animal welfare has vastly changed compared to 100 years ago. Its not just about the RSPCA gaining access to a property, they could apply for warrants same as the police, they do it in america with dog fighting because its a criminal offense. If the RSPCA work with the police when there are the laws in place to make this type of animal cruelty illegal then of course its possible to do more.

It starts with banning petshops selling livestock and encouraging impulse buying!

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