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The Copper - The Cat and The RSPCA

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JoolsToo · 12/04/2006 12:52

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Does anyone (apart from RSPCA) think he was being cruel?

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Janh · 12/04/2006 12:53

God no - I saw this too, JT, did you see how much the RSPCA has spent pursuing this? Are they nuts?

JoolsToo · 12/04/2006 13:06

I know, ridiculous!

Some guy from the RSPCA was trying to justify their actions on Jeremy Vine yesterday.

8 court hearings in total and every time the policeman's photograph appears in the local paper 'Cat Killer' headlines - it's bloody outrageous - I doubt if this case would have been pursued if it was you or I!

The cat was squished to begin with!

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MadameDeMars · 12/04/2006 13:09

such nonsense!

Nightynight · 12/04/2006 13:10

fgs, there are enough genuine animal cruelty cases without pursuing someone who made a perfectly reasonable decision.
Some people have their dog put down just cos they're fed up with it, that's far worse IMO!

milward · 12/04/2006 13:12

money could have been spent helping animals rather than wasted on this case.

Janh · 12/04/2006 13:15

So what do the RSPCA say he should have done instead, since the vet said

"The cat had been squashed to within an inch thick at its lower half - he did the kindest thing which was to put it out of its misery whereas if he'd just walked away leaving it injured he could have just as easily faced a charge of animal cruelty."

Really really really stupid and wrong.

JoolsToo · 12/04/2006 13:19

Apparently he should have phone the RSPCA who would have sent an inspector out - hmmm wonder how long THAT would have taken - meanwhile cat is squishy hell!

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Pixel · 12/04/2006 23:42

Well considering I once called them to a horse that couldn't get up and they didn't bother to come out until after the bank holiday, I suspect kitty would have had quite a wait Sad.

The policeman did the right thing. The cat could never have been saved so why prolong it's agony?

SueW · 13/04/2006 00:02

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