Kittens concern (From York Press)

What did you have to eat? Not animal products, I hope....

The RSPCA's excuse about not being able to do anything because the cat and her kittens are on 'private land' seems a bit lame to me. The RSPCA can (and does) break into private homes to rescue animals who are being subjected to cruel treatment. However, if the RSPCA won't do anything, perhaps you could get in touch with York Cats Protection? There are also other animal shelters in the York area which might be able to help.

Felicia66 wrote:
The RSPCA's excuse about not being able to do anything because the cat and her kittens are on 'private land' seems a bit lame to me. The RSPCA can (and does) break into private homes to rescue animals who are being subjected to cruel treatment. However, if the RSPCA won't do anything, perhaps you could get in touch with York Cats Protection? There are also other animal shelters in the York area which might be able to help.

Plus isn't it simple to lure cats away from the private land like some kibbles

Call PETA. They'll have those animals destroyed in no time.

It's what they do.

An RSPCA man told me many years ago that there were far too many cats around and they were becoming a big problem. Might have something to do with this non rescue. The RSPCA on the other hand are still big benefactors from legacies etc and will even use the courts if any of this is challenged, using donated money meant for animal welfare to pay their legal fees.
Now back to the Cats, has anyone thought of the welfare of the local wild life, such as birds and frogs who are ravaged by the domestic cat every day. Also cats cost the public a fortune in electricity by triggering security lighting during the night. Many cats are left out all night by irresponsible owners. Yes, these fur balls look cute and cuddly but they come at a price, clearly too much for the RSPCA..

Felicia66 wrote:
The RSPCA's excuse about not being able to do anything because the cat and her kittens are on 'private land' seems a bit lame to me. The RSPCA can (and does) break into private homes to rescue animals who are being subjected to cruel treatment. However, if the RSPCA won't do anything, perhaps you could get in touch with York Cats Protection? There are also other animal shelters in the York area which might be able to help.

"However, if the RSPCA won't do anything, perhaps you could get in touch with York Cats Protection?"

York Cats Protection has 30 cat pens, all of which have cats in them. They have a Waiting List of over 30 cats looking for a space in their Adoption Centre. Since CP don't put healthy cats to sleep, they can only get a cat in from their Waiting List when they home a cat already in the Adoption Centre.

York CP currently homes about 7 cats a week on average. Do you have any idea how many request for help they get a week from the public? They can easily get 7 requests PER DAY from the York area alone - many with multiple cats - we are talking about a conservative estimate of 47 cats a week needing help to be re-homed.

You don't have to be a maths genius to work-out that there is a major problem here. There are far more cats needing help than charities can cope with.

Yes, CHARITIES - not emergency animal rescuers. It is totally unrealistic for the public to expect that charities can drop everything and sort-out their "problem" immediately. Charities do the best they can with little money and no support.

Cut them some slack - do you honestly believe that the RSPCA or Cats Protection can't be bothered to help? They don't have the resources - it's as simple as that.