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Cat Rescue & Rehoming => Rescue & Rehoming General => Topic started by: wharfevalley catsprotection on March 20, 2011, 18:38:30 PM
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Hello all!
I just wondered if anyone had any experience of Felledge Animal RSPCA shelter? There's a job going which i'd like to apply for as a care assistant, but i'm new to the area (Durham) and just wondering if anyone has any experiences with them? I have to admit that I am concerned about working for the RSPCA as I have had some rather negative encounters with them in the past. Part of the job would be assisting with putting to sleep and disposing of animals - this I could do if I knew that the animals were sick etc. but i'm worried about the PTS policies of the RSPCA and I can't really find any details of this on the website.
Any help would be really appreciated!
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The RSPCA can no longer pts animals themselves (They can still shoot them but not by injection).
I don't know how much difference this will make to that aspect of the job.
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Hmm right - so i'm presuming that they have to take the animals to the vets then?
When did that come into force then - I hadn;t heard that they couldn't PTS themselves any more - is there any info on this online?
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Its a recent thing as it was mentioned in the meeting we had with our local shelter this week.
It is a shame in that the shelter will now have to take animals to the vets to pts when before now they could have pts'd a sick/dying cat themselves, but I guess it will prevent the well publicised 'mishaps' that have happened in the past.
found this, though read between the lines as to why the decision was made......
http://www.rspca.org.uk/media/news/story/-/article/EM_EuthanasiaStatement_Sep10
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Thanks for this Angie... hmm interesting reading!
I still don't know whether I could go over to the Dark Side :evillaugh:
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So did you apply for the job?
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Hey!
I did apply but never heard back! I'm actually starting a new job at Durham University on Monday so just a bit of a change!!!