[werdnal]

RSPCA gave their response on radio this morning.

First said their only officer available was in Plymouth, over 40 miles away.

They tried to ring the "rescuer" back within 10 minutes to advise of the problem, but couldn't reach him on the phone - find this a little difficult to understand as he was in his works premises at the time.

Then they called a local vet, who agreed to go out to the rescuer and deal with the deer. He spent some time looking but couldn't locate the premises - again, its a fish processing factory on a major industrial estate in the capital of Cornwall, and I would have thought not too difficult to find.

Finally, when the rescuer called back to enquire about the delay, they had to find another vet who was available to take the deer in (bearing in mind outside normal surgery hours), and arrange for him to take it there.

Total breakdown in communication and probably not entirely the RSPCA's fault, but I can still see how the rescuer was so upset about the situation.