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Originally Posted by werdnal  Regarding my slating the RSPCA in my original post, I have had several dealings with the RSPCA in recently years and found them appalling, especially where wildlife are concerned, so I am entitled to my opinion based upon the service I have received. Perhaps others have had better responses from them, but there have been several postings here recently along similar lines, so others have come across this situation before.
The feature on the radio was not the man himself ringing in and being "heroic"; the radio station is based on the same industrial estate as this all happened, and they got wind of the story and approached him! To be honest, I think he was heroic and should have sung his praises for what he did.
The RSPCA were approached for a reponse - radio station were very keen to put both sides of the story, but they were unavailable for comment. They are following up the story today. Would hate to be accused of being biased against them without good reason, but as I said, my own personal experience is that the RSPCA and wildlife don't mix. |
Believe me you are not on your own with your experiences. I think the RSPCA do a wonderful job in a lot of cases, but you will always get some people that don't quite give a 100 %, some people may be more dedicated than others. I think the RSPCA could have maybe telephoned earlier on to explain the situation and advise to take the Deer to a wildlife hospital, rather than leaving it for so long. I can understand the man being upset, I would be. The thing is, when a lot of people come across these animals they don't always know what to do for the best, many will ring the RSPCA, some will find a wildlife hospital, it depends on how aware a person is about what's available at that time. It's just a sad case to me of an injured Deer suffering.
