RSPCA POLICY NOT TO ACCEPT ABANDONED PETS

HOW THE RSPCA DEAL WITH LOST PETS

WHAT THE RSPCA DONT WANT YOU TO KNOW

Friday 25 March 2011

ITS OFFICIAL, THE RSPCA HAVE NO SPECIAL POWERS, DESPITE WHAT THEY CLAIM

THE RSPCA HAVE NO SPECIAL LEGAL POWERS ABOVE THOSE OF ANY  PRIVATE CITIZEN OR ORGANISATION - THE ACT CONFERS NO POWERS ON THE RSPCA.

THE RSPCA AS AN ORGANISATION ARE NOT "INSPECTORS" UNDER THE ACT AND IN THEIR ROLE AS PRIVATE ENFORCERS RSPCA OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES WOULD HAVE TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN INSPECTOR OR POLICE CONSTABLE IF THEY WISHED TO GAIN ACCES TO PREMISES.
http://the-shg.org/JimPaice.html

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I'm certainly no advocate for the RSPCA, I think they are a waste of good money that could otherwise be spent on saving animals' lives.

However, the RSPCA does have powers that other charities do not "enjoy" (or abuse). That is the power to mount private prosecutions.

Private prosecutions always have to authorised by the Attorney General, who should assess the quality of the evidence, etc, before granting permission.

Yet when a prosecution is brought the RSPCA, these legal safeguards seem to be suspended and A-G's permission to prosecute seems merely a formality.