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1.3 Rating 159 Reviews
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1.3
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Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
What went wrong?? Gosh I feel it would be a much shorter list if I spoke about what went right!! Which over the 12yrs i owned a rescue was nothing at all !! Hot line is manned by complete idiots who have absolutely no idea what it is like to deal with abuse in animals or the general public! No manners, no morals, no empathy and no support. Staff who pretend to have powers ie inspectors let that pretty uniform go to their heads and forget they have no powers over the public. I was verbally abused and physically assaulted by said inspector on my doorstep as I refused him entry to my property after he refused to show me ID , give me a name or even provide evidence he worked for the RSPCA as the van he turned up in was plain white. He attempted to force entry to the property to search for an animal I didnt even own or have access to , thankfully my squaddie husband was home and the inspector soon left when confronted by a man!! His conduct was reported as unbecoming but he was not dealt with and continued to operate within our area as though nothing had happened. The Facebook pages are also run like secret societies as this provides anonymity for those with a God complex and a keyboard. Slating smaller rescues across theUK who have proven track records of actually caring , showing compassion and helping animals when their own authenticity surrounding the nature of their business is questioned is usually how they deflect the heat, attacking owners of said rescues and verbally abusing them is also par for the course!! I wouldn't trust the RSPCA to care for a stuffed Teddy let alone a living animal!! Donations dont go to the animals either, they line the pockets of the board of directors - the ads you see on the TV are all lies, any animal that is going to cost a significant amount if money is destroyed under the guise of having some incurable medical condition ( black adult, unneutered male cats rarely survive in the RSPCA care as they are hard to rehome so they kill them) If you want to support animals find a small, local rescue , one who is dedicated to actually helping the animals , they are the ones who need and deserve support.
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Posted 3 years ago
Institutionally xenophobic and they don't care about animals. I reported a dog that had been killed and dumped in woodlands. An obvious case of cruelty to be investigated - it may even have been someone's missing pet, could have been microchipped. Operator claimed it was probably a fox! As if i don't know what a dog looks like. Also reported it on RSPCA's social media and was trolled off the page by xenophobic RSPCA supporters who decided that based on my profile, I was not British! No one cared about the dog! Disgraceful conduct, RSPCA admin allowed the trolling to continue and blocked me! RSCPA also put pressure on Trustpilot to remove my factual review. I will NEVER donate to this disgusting outfit again. RIP little dog, sorry RSPCA didn't care about you. I care.
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Posted 3 years ago
Terrible experience Terrible experience, we took on some ex battery hens from a 'rspca assured' commercial farm. Bare in mind they came to us dehydrated starving with next to no feathers -rspca assured? so we have kindly brought them back to health. We received a false complaint in regards to they didn't look there best (take note where they came from!) a rspca member of staff came during the covid19 pandemic, breached all current covid19 LAWS no face mask no gloves no social distancing nothing and put my family at risk, this event was reported to the Police. This sham of a charity from my experience has no interest in animal welfare. The amount of negative reviews clearly speak for themselves.
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Posted 3 years ago
I had a Bulldog crossbreed, with the help of police they took me to court for owning 'pitbull type' banned breeds. They requested in court destruction for my dogs. They got it. I hate the lying RSPCA!
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Posted 3 years ago
Uncaring,unless it involves media kudos,Self appointed self policed ,unfit for purpose organisation who I wouldn't trust with the contents of a cat litter tray
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Posted 3 years ago
The RSPCA is the worst charity PERIOD The RSPCA is the worst charity in the UK. Useless beyond belief. Iv called them 3 times in my life, 3 times they never did a thing. Beg for money and do nothing with it. Yet the CEO sits on a HEALTHY wage. The rspca is not a good charity and all friends and family should be discouraged from donating or supporting them. Remeber, they have NO powers to: Arrest you Question you (under caution or not) Enter any part of your property Take or seize any animal Take criminal action against you as they have nothing to with either the police or CPS. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS, TELL THEM TO LEAVE AND NOT RETURN. don't fund or support them, don't listen to any advice given by them or accept any offers of help.
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Posted 3 years ago
Have called them 3 times over about 10 years to report animals in distress and they were not interested. The mental gymnastics they employ to fob callers off is astounding. They also engage in unlawful data collection and refuse to abide by the gdpr. Always begging for money, the CEO earns shedloads but apparently they don't have money to help animals. Unethical, uncaring, unprofessional.
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Posted 3 years ago
I have not had any good experience of the RSPCA in the last few years, I find them aggorant to deal with and very uncaring to people and animals. Do not go there, if you are looking for a new pet or lokking for help as you are having difficulties coping with your pet, DO NOT USE THE RSPCA.
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Posted 4 years ago
Don't even deserve 1 star. My neighbours have badly neglected their American Bulldog since they got him as a puppy 5 months ago. They never walk him, never play with him, never show him love or affection, never praise him. They isolate him in one half of the flat 24 hours a day while they separate themselves away from him in the other half. The dog is stuck inside 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, he often is on his own for 24 hours a day & he doesn't even get to go in the garden. Whenever he cries or barks, desperate for some attention & company, they shout at him to shut up. He's underweight, his nails are way over grown, they have started barricading him in a small 8 foot by 7 foot space in the living room, not even allowing him the full space of the kitchen & living room to roam about him anymore. He is living an extremely miserable life alone, bored, sad & depressed. I phoned the RSPCA, the call handler was VERY rude & totally disinterested, she kept cutting me off from speaking & wouldn't allow me to explain everything he has been through & is going through. She was only interested in his physical condition & because he isn't yet emaciated with bones sticking out & his nails are not yet so long that they are curling under then they refuse to do anything to help this poor dog saying it's not an emergency. Like others have said, they are only interested in high profile cases where they can get publicity for it to make them look like they are caring & try & use those rare cases they do help in order to get more donations. The reality is they could not care less about animal welfare, an animal has to have suffered immense neglect & be dying before they will help it. It's been the same for many years, when I've rang them before several times over the last decade, it's always the same, they don't care about animal welfare at all. It's a business masquerading as a charity. The RSPCA are an absolute disgrace & enable animal cruelty TO CONTINUE.
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Posted 1 year ago
Quotes "As much as we would love to help every single animal which is reported to us, we simply don't have the resources to do so." Yet you can pay your CEO £200,000plus per year? Priorities..
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Posted 3 years ago
I worked at the RSPCA and they would euthanise at least 40cats a day and at least 15 dogs a day. If they were healthy, they would put on the system it was because they were sick. When euthanise they would throw the animals across the room, showing no respect or remorse. It got too much for me that I ended up having a massive breakdown, they didn’t care. I can assure you if you think you are helping the animals by donating - THINK AGAIN. A lot of the funds go towards euthanasia liquid
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Posted 2 years ago
They picked up my ferret around the corner from my house, lied about having him for days then wanted money for keeping him. When they returned him he was absolutely covered with ticks of all sizes. They need their own hutches inspected!
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Posted 3 years ago
Contacted about a animal cruelty and they have done nothing about it they don’t care about animals at all.
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Posted 1 year ago
Contacted them about a dog getting hit by its owner with a wooden palette and they have done nothing about the poor dog i won’t be donating to these anymore
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Posted 1 year ago
They tried to put my 10 year old dog down,told me they will not release him until I booked an MRI or pay them £2000 booked mri, private vet prescribed medication £45, he’s 13 now f*^k you rspca
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Posted 1 year ago
I called about dog dying in hot car . No one turned up. Awful charity .
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Posted 1 year ago
They couldn't give a damn about animal welfare. It's all about the money. Useless and not fit for purpose organisation
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Posted 2 years ago
I was subscribing ten pounds each month to RSPCA for a long time. I phoned to tell them that a pony was tied up to a tree off a main road. It had strong chains around its legs so couldn't move. An empty bin which should have contained food and water but didn't was too far away. I gave it a piece of apple which kept dropping to the floor probably due to poor teeth. I told all this to the administrative girl who was only interested in asking me to subscribe to their charity. She then said "we can't do anything unless the pony is being neglected. I said having heavy chains wrapped around its legs, no access to food or water sounded neglectful to me. I certainly didn't get the response that you see on their TV programme. I cancelled my.monthly subscription and subscribed to a more deserving charity. They have their disinterested admin girl to thank for this.
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Posted 2 years ago
I once reported a cat and kittens that had been left at a property when the tenant moved out. I took them in to keep them safe and rang rspca. They told me to put them back where I found them. Not interested at all, said there was nothing they could do
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Posted 1 year ago
Criminals and thief's Stop using innocent animals for donations 😡😡😡 I'm on display support pensioners and my dog very sick and can't afford. I called RSPCA and the only answer was payment upfront. Shame on you bunch of thief's
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Posted 1 year ago
RSPCA is rated 1.3 based on 159 reviews