garyb Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 http://www.lutontoday.co.uk/lut-news/Three...geon.4326454.jp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob300w Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 RSPCA spokeswoman Sophie Wilkinson said: 'If it wasn't for these children the bird could never have been handed in to us and its feathers could have worsened. It is thanks to them that it will make a full recovery, and at this very minute is poaching gently in a light tomato and Basil based sauce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasbeaton Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 my brother is always bringing ingerd birds, he gives em to me and when he is away i ring there neck if they are pretty mucked up, thomas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 Daft.... So the RSPCA now rescue pests? So if i called them up and said i had a rat in a trap that isnt dead and if you come and collect it, it may well make a full recovery!!! Do you think they would come? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 hope its not one thats had a dose of lead but not enough to bring it down. Could be one of mine if so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthegearandnoidea Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 You'll get a second chance at it then. Maybe this time it won't get up again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob300w Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 What makes it so ludicrous, is that they will spend thousands on pounds treating one pigeon, yet a field or two away there maybe somebody shooting 200-300 of them! One of my most entertaining exploits was sitting up a tree waiting for a fox, not far from the road, a white van pulled up and reversed just into the driveway. Two guys got out and looked around, I thought that they were going to dump household rubbish, they opened the back of the van, opened a cage, and released 2 foxes! Cor! They ran 100 yards or so past my tree, stopped and looked back, I shot one, the other one made no attempt to run any further, he joined his mate in the time that it takes to work the bolt. The two guys from the van saw all this, and took off sharpish, I never did find out who they were, whether they were RSPCA, or council workers who had trapped them in a garden maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthegearandnoidea Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 That's brilliant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 as one of my permissions is only 2-3 miles from this rescue place it might end up being surrounded by roast potatoes ,or could be a new format for a tv show "PEST RESCUE" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 What makes it so ludicrous, is that they will spend thousands on pounds treating one pigeon, yet a field or two away there maybe somebody shooting 200-300 of them! One of my most entertaining exploits was sitting up a tree waiting for a fox, not far from the road, a white van pulled up and reversed just into the driveway. Two guys got out and looked around, I thought that they were going to dump household rubbish, they opened the back of the van, opened a cage, and released 2 foxes! Cor! They ran 100 yards or so past my tree, stopped and looked back, I shot one, the other one made no attempt to run any further, he joined his mate in the time that it takes to work the bolt. The two guys from the van saw all this, and took off sharpish, I never did find out who they were, whether they were RSPCA, or council workers who had trapped them in a garden maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustyfox Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 So the RSPCA are always scrounging for more money and putting dogs down that cant be re-homed because they say they cant afford to look after them and they save a Woodpigeon!!!! This has got to be one of the most stupid stories ive ever heard but it is only a thing to get there name in the public. I am going to get a damsel fly and rip all its legs off phone them up and say I found a crippled Animal thats in distress. RSPCA PATHETIC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Bear Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 This whole thing is a mute point - What is the law regarding the release of animals/birds classed as vermin back to the wild. Whilst flipping thro' the channels this evening I came accross a programme called Animal ER or some such where they are raising/treating all sorts to be, as they put it, re-released. The thought crossed my mind - is this legal. ( as an asside they were raising Tree-rats, can you see the outrage if the tails wern't fluffy - ie normal rats) D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerico Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 The rspca have been all over the news the last couple of days, they must be short of Jaguars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Harry Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 I was on duty one night when some bloke came into the nick with an injured seagull. It's eye had popped out and was bleeding and it had a broken wing. He wanted us to call the RSPCA. We are plagued with the bloody things where I work and when I suggested the best thing to do would be to kill it he got all upset. He was about 50. After about 10 minutes I managed to talk him round. Maybe I should have taken it to the RSPCA. I might have got a commendation. Harry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poacher Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 One of my most entertaining exploits was sitting up a tree waiting for a fox, not far from the road, a white van pulled up and reversed just into the driveway. Two guys got out and looked around, I thought that they were going to dump household rubbish, they opened the back of the van, opened a cage, and released 2 foxes! Cor! They ran 100 yards or so past my tree, stopped and looked back, I shot one, the other one made no attempt to run any further, he joined his mate in the time that it takes to work the bolt. The two guys from the van saw all this, and took off sharpish, I never did find out who they were, whether they were RSPCA, or council workers who had trapped them in a garden maybe. Possibily one of the funniest things i've read in a long time So the RSPCA are always scrounging for more money and putting dogs down that cant be re-homed because they say they cant afford to look after them and they save a Woodpigeon!!!! This has got to be one of the most stupid stories ive ever heard but it is only a thing to get there name in the public. I am going to get a damsel fly and rip all its legs off phone them up and say I found a crippled Animal thats in distress. RSPCA PATHETIC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salisburykeeper Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 Thanks kiddies!!! when I shoot a pigeon with a lazy eye and flys slighly one sided i will be sure to send a letter of thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taz24 Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 . The RSPCA is a charity and I wonder just how much it will cost to heal the pigeon and rehabilitate it. There is a program on the TV at the moment about tiggywinkles a wildlife rescue centre. I watched it for about ten mins and the amount of time they wasted trying to safe fox puppies and seagulls realy got to me. I'm all for looking after animals but how can £10's or £100's being spent on saving 1 wild animal be justified, the animal just needs putting to sleep. taz . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob300w Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 . The RSPCA is a charity and I wonder just how much it will cost to heal the pigeon and rehabilitate it. There is a program on the TV at the moment about tiggywinkles a wildlife rescue centre. I watched it for about ten mins and the amount of time they wasted trying to safe fox puppies and seagulls realy got to me. I'm all for looking after animals but how can £10's or £100's being spent on saving 1 wild animal be justified, the animal just needs putting to sleep. taz . The whole point of this excercise is that the RSPCA have gained something like £1,000,000 worth of free publicity from this stunt, country-wide media coverage, free! The pigeon has probably been knocked on the head, and in a week or two they will release a different pigeon that has been brought in, with as much free publicity again. Another two weeks, and they will present the boys with a 20p plastic medal, more free publicity, more old dears leaving them millions in their wills, and all for an outlay of 60p. Now that's how to run a business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilishdave Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 I thought that they were going to dump household rubbish, they opened the back of the van, opened a cage, and released 2 foxes! Cor! They ran 100 yards or so past my tree, stopped and looked back, I shot one, the other one made no attempt to run any further, he joined his mate in the time that it takes to work the bolt. The two guys from the van saw all this, and took off sharpish, I never did find out who they were, whether they were RSPCA, or council workers who had trapped them in a garden maybe. That is top class, I would have loved to see the look on the guys faces Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden22 Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 (edited) . Edited March 8, 2009 by Maiden22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deejay Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 What makes it so ludicrous, is that they will spend thousands on pounds treating one pigeon, yet a field or two away there maybe somebody shooting 200-300 of them! One of my most entertaining exploits was sitting up a tree waiting for a fox, not far from the road, a white van pulled up and reversed just into the driveway. Two guys got out and looked around, I thought that they were going to dump household rubbish, they opened the back of the van, opened a cage, and released 2 foxes! Cor! They ran 100 yards or so past my tree, stopped and looked back, I shot one, the other one made no attempt to run any further, he joined his mate in the time that it takes to work the bolt. The two guys from the van saw all this, and took off sharpish, I never did find out who they were, whether they were RSPCA, or council workers who had trapped them in a garden maybe. that has got to be a classic fantastic stuff bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuffy Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 What makes it so ludicrous, is that they will spend thousands on pounds treating one pigeon, yet a field or two away there maybe somebody shooting 200-300 of them! One of my most entertaining exploits was sitting up a tree waiting for a fox, not far from the road, a white van pulled up and reversed just into the driveway. Two guys got out and looked around, I thought that they were going to dump household rubbish, they opened the back of the van, opened a cage, and released 2 foxes! Cor! They ran 100 yards or so past my tree, stopped and looked back, I shot one, the other one made no attempt to run any further, he joined his mate in the time that it takes to work the bolt. The two guys from the van saw all this, and took off sharpish, I never did find out who they were, whether they were RSPCA, or council workers who had trapped them in a garden maybe. well done that man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning GTS Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 Obviously not future PW members then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogh shooter Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 that pigeon deserves an obe (one behind the ear) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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