POLICE INVESTIGATE RSPCA FOR ANIMAL CRUELTY OVER DOG DEATHS

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The RSPCA is being investigated by police over allegations of animal cruelty after its officers were accused of "inhumanely" using a bolt gun to put down unwanted dogs.

The charity is alleged to have ordered the destruction of ten German shepherd dogs whose owner had recently died. The dogs, which had been kept indoors for several weeks and were said to be aggressive and in poor condition, were killed with a captive bolt gun of the kind used in abattoirs to stun livestock before slaughter.

The use of captive bolt guns is deemed "inhumane" and "unacceptable" for the destruction of dogs by the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA).Since news of the killings in June began circulating on the internet, around 5,000 people have signed a petition calling for use of the bolt guns to be banned.

Animal shelters and dog rescue charities have condemned the RSPCA and accused it of failing to try to find new homes for the dogs.

Last month German Shepherd Rescue, which rehouses between 200 and 300 of the breed every year, complained to South Wales Police about the incident.

The force has now written to the organisation to confirm that they will investigate the allegations.

The letter, from Inspector Mark Hobrough, states: "In relation to your correspondence received on 18th September 2009 can I please assure that this matter is receiving our thorough attention.

"I am sorry that I have no update to provide you at present and can only state the matter is undergoing investigation."

Jayne Shenstone, the founder of German Shepherd Rescue, said the dogs had a treatable condition called sarcoptic mange, a skin disease caused by a mite infection.

She said: "The RSPCA did not consult us or any other dog rescue centre. There was no vet present and there was no diagnosis. The dogs did not need to be killed, especially in such a brutal way.

"The RSPCA has claimed it's the only time they have heard of such a weapon being used like this, but captive bolts are routinely issued to inspectors.

"We believe that serious offences have been committed and that they merit charges for both the RSPCA and the officers responsible.

"If anyone else had killed ten dogs in such a cruel way the RSPCA would have been the first to prosecute."

The RSPCA says that it would have been impossible to rehome the dogs and there was no alternative to having them destroyed.

But instead of being put down with a pain-free injection, they were caught with a "grab" pole – a noose at the end of a stick – before being dragged outside and shot in the head with the bolt gun, which fires a metal bar about three inches long into the animal's brain.

According to the WSPA, use of the captive bolt gun to put down domestic animals is "unacceptable" because of the difficulty of ensuring a "clean kill".

The RSPCA, which last year rehomed 15,872 stray unwanted dogs and destroyed a further 8,313, admits that it did not approach animal rescue shelters for help in finding homes for the animals.

A spokeswoman said: "The RSPCA will co-operate fully with any police investigation. But as yet we have not been told by the police that we are being investigated.

"The police contacted us several weeks ago to ask for some information, which we provided, but they did not state that we were under investigation.

"It was an absolutely extreme case. The bolt gun is certainly not used routinely by our officers."

By Ben Leach
Published: 7:45AM GMT 01 Nov 2009

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/6475301/Police-investigate-RSPCA-for-animal-cruelty-over-dog-deaths.html

Royal Shits with Pistols Cull Animals - STILL SLAUGHTERING COMPANION ANIMALS WITH A CAPTIVE BOLT GUN

The RSPCA failed to turn up for a live debate on Five Live to discuss their decision to slaughter 10 pet GSD's with a captive bolt gun. Perhaps they don't have the answers we want to hear.

So here is you chance to hear a pre recorded Tim (Pinnochio) Wass.

We say- Liar Liar Liar!!!

Mr Wass no doubt thought this was funny!!!!

A friend of mine was, until recently, involved with the local RSPCA and told me that when she was at a national AGM a couple of years ago the manager from a Liverpool branch stood up in floods of tears and said can somebody please help me I am running an abattoir.

http://www.dogpages.org.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=211758&st=15

RSPCA FAIL TO TURN UP FOR LIVE DEBATE ON FIVE LIVE

Well they missed a good opportunity to debate the issue of the 10 German Shepherds that they slaughtered in June this year. All was set for a live debate on the Stephen Nolan show on Five Live between Tim Wass from the RSPCA and Jayne Shenstone from German Shepherd Rescue. But it was a no show from the Stasi, who cried off at the last minute. Was that because they thought Mr Wass wouldn't be able to stem the flow of negative press and do a bit of damage limitation?

Maybe Mr Wass was a bit uncomfortable at having to explain why the Stasi still use captive bolts when the World Society for the Protection of Animals deems this to be an unacceptable method of euthanasia for dogs and cats.

The International Companion Animal Management Coalition (“ICAM”) deems the captive bolt to be an unacceptable method of “euthanasia” stating:

'The penetrative captive bolt pistol must be placed in contact with the animal’s skull and precise positioning is essential so that the bolt penetrates the correct area of the brain first time. Animals must be adequately restrained so that the head remains steady (Carding, 1977; Dennis et al., 1988; Beaver et al., 2001), which makes this method particularly difficult with fearful and aggressive dogs and cats (Carding, 1977). Furthermore, the conformational differences between the skulls of individuals and breeds of dogs increase the risk of a mis-stun. The principle skull types are dolichocephalic (long, narrow head), brachycephalic (short, wide heads) and mesaticephalic (medium proportions).

As there is a high risk of mis-stunning through inadequate use of the penetrating captive bolt, and hence causing pain and distress, WSPA considers this an unacceptable method for the euthanasia of dogs and cats.

Even in their own publication on Farm Animal Slaughter they state:

Captive bolt stunning is used on cattle, sheep and some pigs. With this method, a blank cartridge is used to force a metal bolt out of a gun and into the brain of the animal. The bolt does not kill the animal (stop the heart) but, if used correctly, causes the animal to lose consciousness immediately.

So a captive bolt doesn't kill it stuns and because of the shape of a dogs skull, the captive bolt is not an effective weapon!!!!!

How were these dogs finally killed after being stunned by the captive bolt? Were they left to recover consciousness in a pile and, then, die subsequently? When it became clear that this was not the right thing to do, why did the killing go on and on? How long did it take for the hearts to stop? Where were they taken after they had been stunned?

If no method of killing – as opposed to stunning – was used, did any recover consciousness beforehand? Did they recover consciousness when they were being transported? How were the bodies – alive or dead – disposed of? Did every dog have a severe skin condition? How old were these dogs (as it would have been easy for a professional to age them)?

Were any of them pups or youngsters, and therefore particularly healthy, vibrant and easy for a rescue organisation (perhaps even the RSPCA) to rehome? On what basis did the RSPCA “know” that every single dog was unsuitable for re-homing by our organisation? Why was not one of the German Shepherd rescues or other rescues based locally approached for help?

Are these the answers Mr Wass didn't want to give?

In an earlier recorded interview (no doubt read from a script) Tim Wass said ''It's far worse for the officers doing it'' when asked about the guns. How is it worse? The dogs are dead, the officers aren't!

Here is a thought to ponder, question asked on US website.

'I wondered if there is a study between people that kill animals for a living and criminal violence. Does working in an abattoir or killing moles for a living desensitize a person in the same way as killing animals for fun?Do people who want to commit acts of cruelty seek out these jobs or do the jobs change them? Is there any information available on the relationship between killing animals for a living and acts of violence and sexual assault?'

The Link: Cruelty to Animals and Violence Towards People