THE Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has barred the RSPCA from prosecuting a family after it had seized their cat and had it put down against their wishes because the cat’s hair was deemed too long and it was too thin. It is the second time recently that the state has intervened in a case brought by the charity. The RSPCA has attracted widespread criticism for its overzealous approach to some of its animal welfare cases. The charity threatened Richard and Samantha Byrnes with prison during an interview to discuss how their cat Claude should be put down. Its welfare inspector also refused to allow the parents to delay the procedure by a few hours so that their children could say goodbye to the family pet of 16 years. thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/article1445181.ece?CMP=OTH-gnws-standard-2014_08_10
Posted on: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 19:00:34 +0000
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