Gold Coast puppy poisoner risking lives: RSPCA
The RSPCA says whoever killed a puppy on the Gold Coast used so much bait poison it could have claimed the life of a child or even an adult.
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Shaggy is a Hasa Apso x Yorkshire Terrier. he was only a year old at the time this video was made. He was found by the dog warden and taken to a local vets where he stayed for 2 weeks and was diagnosed with Ataxia. The vets asked if we could take Shaggy into our care in order to find him a good home. We believe he has been dumped because of his condition. Ataxia is the loss of the ability to coordinate muscular movement. Ataxia can encompass a variety of different problems with coordination and balance. These will include a staggering gait often with a prominent goose stepping of the front limbs, crossing over of the limbs, and balance problems. For Shaggy, this is only a mild disability and he gets around just fine. He does NOT need medication. Shaggy is a super dog, he’s good with other dogs We are glad to say that Shaggy (now called Smiley) is in a happy home! There are many dog out there that need our help. please visit out web page to see if you can adopt, to donate or to just learn more. Thank you www.rspca-macclesfield.org.uk Or you can email us: dogs@rspca-macclesfield.org.uk Our branch, like all local RSPCA branches is a separate charity which though under the umbrella of the national RSPCA headquarters,is not centrally funded. Neither the national society nor this branch receive monies from the Government. This means we exist through donations from the local community and must raise funds through regular events within the branch’s boundaries. Thank you.
Border Collie Rescue took Natalia in from the RSPCA in February 2008. The Border Collie had been siezed by the RSPCA, along with another dog, after a tip off. The husband and wife who confined their two pet dogs to the kitchen for two years, with one running round in circles for so long it wore a groove in the lino, have been banned for life from keeping animals. Magistrates at Harrogate heard how the couple caused unnecessary suffering to Charmaine, a tan coloured Dobermann who was starved to the point of death and neglected Natalia, a Border collie which as well as constant circling had tried to claw her way through the kitchen door to freedom. Each pleaded guilty to four charges brought by the RSPCA under the 2006 Animal Welfare Act. They admitted two counts of causing unnecessary suffering to Charmaine and two charges of failing to ensure the needs of both dogs were met to the extent that they exhibited normal behaviour patterns. Prosecutor Stuart Berry said RSPCA Inspector Mike Pugh went to the couple’s home and found Charmaine, who was sunken-eyed, collapsed and lying on her side in the kitchen with faeces on the floor, to be so emaciated a vet had to put her down. She had been unable to stand without assistance, her spine, ribs and pelvic bones were clearly visible and she had weighed 19.6kilos rather than the norm of 33kilos. Natalia, the Border Collie, who had been exhibiting abnormal behaviour, constantly running round in a tight circle, had gone to Border …