Comments on: Stray Dogs and The Police - Do These People Actually Talk to Each Other? http://www.dogmagazine.net/archives/460/stray-dogs-and-the-police-do-these-people-actually-talk-to-each-other/ by K9 Magazine, the lifestyle magazine for dog lovers Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:09:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Shock as Lost Family Dog is ‘Sold’ by Animal Recovery Firm http://www.dogmagazine.net/archives/460/stray-dogs-and-the-police-do-these-people-actually-talk-to-each-other/#comment-8107 Shock as Lost Family Dog is ‘Sold’ by Animal Recovery Firm Tue, 06 May 2008 16:37:34 +0000 http://www.dogmagazine.net/archives/460/stray-dogs-and-the-police-do-these-people-actually-talk-to-each-other/#comment-8107 [...] in the year warnings were given that a change in stray dog laws could spell an animal welfare crisis as councils pick up full [...] [...] in the year warnings were given that a change in stray dog laws could spell an animal welfare crisis as councils pick up full [...]

]]> By: Blame Where Blame Is Due http://www.dogmagazine.net/archives/460/stray-dogs-and-the-police-do-these-people-actually-talk-to-each-other/#comment-6433 Blame Where Blame Is Due Mon, 07 Apr 2008 07:42:31 +0000 http://www.dogmagazine.net/archives/460/stray-dogs-and-the-police-do-these-people-actually-talk-to-each-other/#comment-6433 Hi Nik I am no fan of the political branch of the RSPCA but the government has not done this to stop the RSPCA making money. The RSPCA stopped taking stray dogs until they had done their statutory 7 days several years ago. Sadly they stopped working with councils, but failed to make this really clear on their many 'animal rescue' type programmes that rakes in money for the RSPCA. Dogs have to be held by the local council for 7 days then they can go off to the RSPCA and other charities for rehoming. The RSPCA still receives lots of calls about stray dogs because people think that they deal with them, they only deal with the ones in the TV adverts or when there is the possibility of publicity from them dealing with an 'abandoned' dog, the rest of the time they are left to the councils to sort out. The police relinquishment is the achievement of the collective thoughts of a number of organisations (not just the police) who think that replacing a century old system where the police had the infrastructure and work patterns to provide a service can be dealt with 'where practicable' by councils who do not really have to do anything if they do not want......nice one, advisors to DEFRA, you really thought that through didn't you! Hi Nik

I am no fan of the political branch of the RSPCA but the government has not done this to stop the RSPCA making money. The RSPCA stopped taking stray dogs until they had done their statutory 7 days several years ago. Sadly they stopped working with councils, but failed to make this really clear on their many ‘animal rescue’ type programmes that rakes in money for the RSPCA.

Dogs have to be held by the local council for 7 days then they can go off to the RSPCA and other charities for rehoming.

The RSPCA still receives lots of calls about stray dogs because people think that they deal with them, they only deal with the ones in the TV adverts or when there is the possibility of publicity from them dealing with an ‘abandoned’ dog, the rest of the time they are left to the councils to sort out.

The police relinquishment is the achievement of the collective thoughts of a number of organisations (not just the police) who think that replacing a century old system where the police had the infrastructure and work patterns to provide a service can be dealt with ‘where practicable’ by councils who do not really have to do anything if they do not want……nice one, advisors to DEFRA, you really thought that through didn’t you!

]]> By: Nik http://www.dogmagazine.net/archives/460/stray-dogs-and-the-police-do-these-people-actually-talk-to-each-other/#comment-6416 Nik Sat, 05 Apr 2008 11:05:08 +0000 http://www.dogmagazine.net/archives/460/stray-dogs-and-the-police-do-these-people-actually-talk-to-each-other/#comment-6416 Isn't the real reason for all of this the result of the RSPCA's greed? They have been refusing to take stray dogs unless the people who have found them have taken the dog to the police first because then the police become responsible for paying the RSPCA all their costs. And we all know the raging controversy over the astronomical costs the RSPCA claims for looking after animals! It was about time the government put a stop to the RSPCA's virtual blackmail of everyone to fund the job that the public donates to them to do. I and many others I know have stopped giving money to the RSPCA and will only give money to those charities that actually do something to look after animals. Isn’t the real reason for all of this the result of the RSPCA’s greed?

They have been refusing to take stray dogs unless the people who have found them have taken the dog to the police first because then the police become responsible for paying the RSPCA all their costs. And we all know the raging controversy over the astronomical costs the RSPCA claims for looking after animals!

It was about time the government put a stop to the RSPCA’s virtual blackmail of everyone to fund the job that the public donates to them to do.

I and many others I know have stopped giving money to the RSPCA and will only give money to those charities that actually do something to look after animals.

]]> By: Unsuprised http://www.dogmagazine.net/archives/460/stray-dogs-and-the-police-do-these-people-actually-talk-to-each-other/#comment-6274 Unsuprised Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:03:30 +0000 http://www.dogmagazine.net/archives/460/stray-dogs-and-the-police-do-these-people-actually-talk-to-each-other/#comment-6274 Bizarre If only they would be honest about all this! I attended an animal welfare seminar where a police officer commented in passing during the police presentation that the officer from the Association of Chief Police Officers responsible for dealing with dog issues 'thinks that all dogs and their owners should be shot' (or words to that effect) I wonder who the senior office from the ACPO responsible for dogs is.....oh yes, Chief Constable Richard Brunstrom! Bizarre

If only they would be honest about all this!

I attended an animal welfare seminar where a police officer commented in passing during the police presentation that the officer from the Association of Chief Police Officers responsible for dealing with dog issues ‘thinks that all dogs and their owners should be shot’ (or words to that effect)

I wonder who the senior office from the ACPO responsible for dogs is…..oh yes, Chief Constable Richard Brunstrom!

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