AUSTRALIA: Another case of "where are the RSPCA priorities"

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Australian dog owners are all too well aware of the lack of responsibly from
the RSPCA real cruelty issues. Below is yet another case of misplaced RSPCA
priorities and purpose. It is reproduced with permission from the original
author.

My gratitude for allowing me to do so here.

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Tonight at work I got a call from Laidley Police to advise that a car had
hit a goat on the road and smashed its leg - but the goat had survived. They
requested that we contact the local council to see if the goat could be
attended to as the owners were not home (goat hit in front of where it
lived) and even after extensive searching - we could not get contact details
for that address.

I contacted the local council and were advised that because the goat had
dragged itself into its yard - it was no longer a council matter (goat had
to be on the road for them to attend) and told me to call the RSPCA. I knew
that that was probably the end of the road and I was right. I found numerous
'After Hours' numbers for the RSPCA and NONE answered. Even the after hours
number on their own recording rang out.

Considering that you can rarely if ever get them to take action when advised
of cruelty and apparently they dont work on weekends or after hours - I
wonder what the point is and why so much money is thrown at them?
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