Would you report this to RSPCA?

[Ilovechocolate87]

Went to a house today to drop something off i had sold to the resident.The house had a side kitchen room which appeared to be closed off for dogs to reside in.I looked through the window as wasn't sure if the door to it was the one to knock on, and saw several dogs (maybe 2 or 3) surrounded by lots of piles of poo, some smeared over the floor.
I only got to look briefly as a lady then answered a door to the side, so didn't really get to see the dogs and their condition, though nothing of concern about that automatically stood out to me.When she answered a dog was behind her, which looked in ok condition.But obviously the dogs being in a room surrounded in their own shit isn't great is it....should I report to RSPCA?

The items were for a baby that lives there, but as far as I could tell from what I saw, the room with the dogs was not the part where the baby resides.(If I had seen the baby in the dog shit room then obviously I would be doing a SS referral!)
From looking at the person's profile on Facebook (not particularly conclusive i know, but all i have to go off) there are no red flags around the baby not being reasonably well cared for either.

Report please.

I'd report to both SS and RSPCA. Nothing will be done but I couldn't live with myself otherwise. If there's dog shit all over the floor of course the baby is also at risk. Report.

I would, but I also wouldn't be surprised if they don't do anything as the dogs appear to have shelter and are being fed (no food = no poo).

Unfortunately whilst animal welfare standards do demand higher levels of care than that, we do not have solid case law and court cases based on things like not meeting a dogs needs for exercise, freedom to play and exhibit normal behaviour, access to or away from, human or canine company as desired by the dog... in particular we don't have a solid basis for punishing people for causing psychological distress to dogs via husbandry or training.

Agree with instaLled please report to both Ss and RSPCA. If everything's kosher, no harm done.

Not instaled!! Above, OBamaLla
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I’d call social services first

report it but as someone else has said, it’s likely nothing will be done. I reported my ex neighbour for keeping a dog in terrible conditions and leaving him out in the garden 24/7 in all weather, in a garden literally full of poo. The poor thing used to cry and cry. However because he had food and water, nothing was done. Worth putting them on the radar though.

Yes, I would report to anyone and everyone who could possibly do something about the dogs. What a vile person that woman is.

Report it but don't be suprised if nothing happens. The RSPCA standards are very low. As long as they have food, water, shelter and medical care if needed they are normally happy and thats if they even bother going out to take a look.

No I wouldn't report. They aren't breaking any law from what you describe. I'm not sure what you think the RSPCA would do.

In my experience, the RSPCA are useless. Depending on where you are, my first port of call would be Children's Services. Include the poor dog's situation in your report. They may bring pressure on the child's carers to remove the dog.

I would report to both. You can’t force them to take action but at least you can put it on their radar