Rspca Malaga

[YOLO]

We got Jasper from the RSPCA in Malaga around 5~6 years ago. They were great.

In those days we would go there quite often looking for a dog. There were plenty of dogs available for adoption, all with signs up explaing details about the dog, and always lots of families looking, and the staff (/volunteers?) could not have been more helpful. When we spotted Jasper, they encouraged us to bring down our existing bitch for a visit, and one lady spent a long time with us socialising the dogs.

Recently, before we got Chloe, we went there again hoping to repeat our good fortune.

Firstly we got told off, and instructed that we needed to go to the office and if they had a suitable dog it would be brought to us. So we went to the office and waited, and waited, and waited. Finally the most disinterested person came, looked at us like we had two heads when we expressed an interest in adopting, and finally shrugged their shoulders and told us there was one row (of one side) of kennels we could look at. There were maybe half a dozen dogs there, most without any signage so we weren't even sure they were all available.

We've never been back.

Did we just catch them on a bad week? Or has there been some fundamental change there?

I've not always agreed with 100% of their policies, but in the past they seemed genuinely committed to re-homing as many dogs as possible.

On our last visit they seemed completely disinterested, and from their low numbers I can only assume that far more dogs are being PTS.

[Ivory & Beau]

I don't go near the place anymore. Used to volunteer there when it first opened up.

[Her Majesty Dogmad]

That's an appalling situation for any dog there, means they don't stand a chance of getting out alive.

Believe it or not, there are people in shelters and pounds that revel in euthanasing animals left in their care, it's a sad fact that they don't even like animals but are left in charge of their fate. Makes me sick.

[YOLO]

What particular concerns me is that they are contracted to provide the pound services for many of our local councils.

From what I observed, either the number of dogs being impounded and surrendered has miraculously plummeted, or the majority of those dogs are just not being given a second chance.

I was actually kinda hoping that somebody would weigh in, tell me I must have caught them on a bad week, and that they are still adopting out lots of dogs.

Edited December 22, 2014 by Big D

[Her Majesty Dogmad]

Maybe speak to the council re your concerns and ask what the stats are