The Uncomfortable Truth About How Some Of The UK Treat Their Animals

Animal Cruelty sadly is still prevalent in the UK – the article below is not for the faint of heart and some of the details shocking

To read the article in full please go to The Express 

Last year, the RSPCA investigated 33,884 cases involving cats and a further 15,965 relating to horses and ponies, yet “man’s best friend” is suffering worst with 81,146 complaints of cruelty.

In total, the RSPCA’s complaints 143,004 complaints were down on the 2014 figure of 159,83, while the number of pet owners who offered and accepted animal welfare advice rose to 81,475.

The RSPCA do what they can to protect animals from abuse, Dermot Murphy, assistant director for the RSPCA Inspectorate, said today:

“People think of dogs as man’s best friend but these statistics tell a different story. “They are by far the most abused animal in this country and we investigate more complaints related to them than any other species.

“The stories we are telling today show a snapshot of the horrific level of cruelty we have seen in the last year, which have to be some the most extreme cases I have ever heard of.

“Particularly shocking for me was the story of the little Chihuahua cross who was subjected to unimaginable torture for nearly 48 hours, including being set on fire and having his neck broken. It is harrowing to think of the amount of suffering caused to this dog.

“It is encouraging that some of the figures are down on last year and that the numbers of complaints being dealt with by education and advice are going up, as we would always much rather improve animal welfare by giving advice to owners if at all possible.

“Yet even if some of the overall numbers are lower, the level of depravity we have seen in 2015 cases are up there with some of the most extreme we have ever known.”

Long and often complicated investigations saw 796 people convicted of animal welfare offences last year.