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The RSPCA is an organisation which cares for animals that are in
danger due to abuse or for other reasons. The RSPCA stands for the
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The RSPCA
was formed in 1824 the organisation was formed by Arthur
Broome, Richard Martin and William Wilberforce. The company
was once only called the SPCA until Queen Victoria gave permission
to add the R in 1840 making it the RSPCA as it is known as
worldwide today. In 1822, two years before the RSPCA were
formed ‘Martins Act’ was passed. It was the very first animal
cruelty law and it forbade ill treatment to cattle. Thirteen years
later there was a law passed forbidding the cruelty to dogs and
other domestic animals.
A man overworked a skewbald mare to the
point of exhaustion at Appleby Horse Fir in Cumbria, the owner
then left the animal to suffer whilst he went out for lunch. The man
bought the horse named Poppet after seeing her being rode in the
‘flashing lane’ a place where horses are shown off to buyers. The
man then rode Poppet himself in the flashing lane leading her to
the point of exhaustion. Whilst still in a harness Poppet was then
attached to a cart giving her condition further damage. The owner
then left Poppet with no food, water or no one to monitor her
actions. Members of the public noticed Poppet was sweating and
steaming extensively, RSPCA inspector Claire Crowther found
Poppet struggling for breath and unaware of her surroundings.
A young doe was thrown so hard to the ground by her owner that it
caused her spine to break; she was then left to suffer for four
weeks. Inspector Hannah Bryer found the grey rabbit in a
cardboard box in her owner’s home in a horrible condition. Her
hind legs decomposing, she had been dragging herself around the
house using just her front legs. The smell was very strong. Inspector
Bryer was almost overcome as she rescued the rabbit and took it to
the vet.
The vet found the rabbit had a broken spine and femur. He was
appalled at the animals’ condition and was even more horrified
that the owner did not seek any treatment for the rabbit. He
concluded that the rabbit had gone through immense pain, hunger
and did not have the ability to move freely. The doe was then
euthanized on welfare grounds. The rabbit’s owner was banned
from having animals for life and was sentenced to 20 weeks in
prison.
The RSPCA is not the only organisation in the UK that helps animals
in need.www.Homes4dogs.co.uk is another website based in the
UK who rehome dogs who have been poorly treated by their
previous owner or who are homeless.
www.dogs-r-us.org are an agency who are against puppy farms as
most dogs that come from puppy farms have been ill-treated and
are likely to become sick
There are far too many endangered animals on this planet, there
are certain species whose life span has been greatly shortened.
One of the reasons for the loss of these animals is the high level of
hunting and poaching.
Why use a poor animal’s fur to make a designer brand coat?
Imagine someone using your skin to make clothes, it’s just not fair!
I believe there are other ways to make clothes, medicine. This may
seem fair to you because the medicine cures our sickness’ and
maybe even clothes prevent us from getting sick, but beautiful,
glorious, unique animals are losing their lives for us?
Is there not enough science in the world to make medicine, clothes
and all sorts of things?
The wwf is a fantastic charity that helps save animals from an awful
torture such as hunting and poaching. It is also one of the most
helpful organisations when it comes to endangered animals, you
may see some advertisements where they say ‘adopt an animal for
only £1 a month’. We should all learn to give money to charities like
this because if we keep going like this we’ll be left with no animals.
In Europe alone there are over 2000 endangered species nearly
becoming extinct. The European Bison only have two thousand of
its species left. Comparing this statistic to most animals that are
endangered this is dangerously low.
Pandas are also known as a panda bear.
They are native animals, originating from
the central to the south of china.
In 2007 a report shows 239 pandas live in captivity and another 27
outside leaving which is a low number of 266 of these beautiful
animals living in China and on the outside of the country.
December 2014, 49 giant pandas live in captivity outside China,
living in 18 zoos in 13 different countries.
These pandas like to live in mountain ranges on the outside of
china because it is more peaceful but is also a common place for
hunters and poachers, there is no law in china for hunting.
Not all of these panda’s deaths are human causes because some
happen from economical disasters like bush fires, bad storms or
even just nowhere to live or eat because trees have fallen and
ruined forests where they also like to live.
The panda is a very calm and gentle animal that spends its life
roaming around old grass land, forests and mountainous areas
feasting on bamboo sticks. If trees keep getting cut down
eventually there will be nothing for these animals to eat and the
whole species of great pandas will burn out.
The Sumatran tiger is one of the most
endangered tigers living on the planet.
They mostly come from Asia but some
come from other parts of the world. Some
come from cold steamy rain forests and others from sunny
mountain ranges.
Until the 20th century there were nine different types of tigers,
which were more than 100,000 animals in the same category. They
included the giant 660-pound Siberian and Caspian tigers as well as
the relatively small now also extinct, 200 pound Balinese tiger.
Depending on whether there are any remaining South China tigers.
Nobody has seen one in years, there are either 5 or 6 tiger
subspecies still living but all are endangered. All tiger subspecies
put together currently amount to fewer than 3,000 endangered
tigers remaining in the wild. The main reasons tigers are
endangered; in most cases, critically close to extinction. Illegal
hunting for their pelts, meat and body parts (used in folk
medicines) as well as habitat loss that results from logging and
other forms of forest destruction. The South China tiger hasn’t been
sighted for a number of years, and the species may be extinct.
Although people don’t care about tigers because maybe they think
they’re vicious or dangerous, they are beautiful animals that
deserve a life too!
From leatherbacks to loggerheads, six out of the seven species of
sea turtles are threatened or endangered at the hand of humans.
The fact is that they face many dangers as they travel the seas
including accidental capture and entanglement in fishing gear, the
loss of nesting and feeding sites to coastal building, poaching, and
ocean pollution including plastic, oil spillages and boat crashes.
Whales are among the most highly
endangered sea animals. White whales
and bowhead whales in particular have
seen dramatic decreases in numbers and
have faced critical endangerment. The
number of North Atlantic white whales has reduced dramatically
for reasons unknown.
Donegal Pet Rescue is a pet rescue
agency based in Letterkenny, County
Donegal. Donegal Pet Rescue rescues
abused/endangered animals in the
Donegal area. They rescue dozens of animals a year, and re-home
them. Donegal Pet Rescue was formed in the year 2000, to address
the issue of abandoned, neglected and unwanted dogs and cats
across County Donegal. Due to financial issues, the Donegal Pet
Rescue do not yet have a central shelter, so they rely on different
foster homes based in Donegal for the animals. The DPR charity shop
was recently opened on Lower Main Street, Letterkenny.
The DPR have helped many animals that may have suffered from
neglect, abuse or abandonment. One of the many animals helped
by the DPR is Luna, a female Mastiff Cross Labrador. Luna was
rescued from a pound in early 2014 and was re-homed into a kind
family. Sadly, Luna’s heartbroken owners had to return Luna to the
DPR as they were moving and could not bring Luna with them. Luna
is with the DPR temporarily until she finds a new home but enjoyed
her time with her previous owners.
How to contact the DPR:
Phone; 086 856 6626
Post; North West Pet Protection Ltd t/a Donegal Pet Rescue
Registered Office: Drumabodan, Ramelton, Co. Donegal, Ireland
The Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals (ISPCA), is recognised as Ireland’s
leading animal welfare charity. The role of the
ISPCA is to prevent animal cruelty, to promote
animal welfare and to relieve animal suffering in
Ireland. The ISPCA believe that animals have the right to live their
lives without needless suffering and aim to rescue suffering animals
in Ireland. The ISPCA have two rescue and rehabilitation centres in
Ireland, one in County Longford and the other in County Cork. The
ISPCA National Animal Centre in county Longford opened in 2002
and is designed to provide veterinary and rehabilitation for
animals, and can hold up to 100 animals in need at once. The ISPCA
Victor Dowling Equine Rescue Centre in County Cork was opened
for the rescue and rehabilitation of all equine (horses and ponies).
How to contact the ISPCA:
ISPCA National Animal Cruelty HelplinePhone; 1890 515515
ISPCA National Animal CentreTelephone; 043 33 25035
Fax Number; 043 33 25024
Email Address; info@ispca.ie
ISPCA Victor Dowling Equine Rescue CentreTelephone; 022 43218
Fax Number; 022 43219
Email Address; victordowling@eircom.net