Saving our animalsThe RSPCA stands for the Royal Society Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. They inspect living conditions of animals and if they are not up to standards the RSPCA can take the animal. This doesn’t always happen though, only in extreme cases. If this happens the RSPCA can take the owner to court for animal cruelty. The maximum fine for cruelty is $5500 or six months in jail. The RSPCA has vet clinics which the animals are taken care of, and when the animal gets better they are put up for adoption.
The RSPCA also educate people and students about their role and their organisation. They tell people about animal rights and how to look after their pets properly. They rescue animals trapped in conditions that are hard to get out of on their own. Inspector French educated us on what the RSPCA uphold. They name these ‘the five freedoms’. They are; 1. Freedom from hunger and thirst 2. Freedom from discomfort 3. Freedom from pain, injury or disease 4. Freedom to express normal behaviour 5. Freedom from fear or distress “What we want and what animals want aren’t that different”. According to the NSW law anything with a backbone is considered an animal. Although crustaceans don’t have a backbone they can have rights in certain situations. If a restaurant is serving crustaceans they have to be killed humanely before they are cooked. Puppy Farms: What pet shops don’t want you to know Puppy farms are where most pet shops get their dogs. Most of the time the poor dogs are kept in small, dirty conditions and are not taken care of. Up to about five or six dogs are kept in one cage. All of these things are against the law. So why are they still running? They RSPCA do not know where all of them are because they don’t sell from their home property. When they do find the puppy farms they try to take them to court and get a prohibition order. If you are buying an animal from a pet shop or breeder you should always ask three questions; Can I see the dad? Can I see the mum? Can I see where they live? If the answer is no, report them to the RSPCA and do not buy the puppy. Camille |
What animals wantMatthew French was an animal inspector for 7 years. He investigated complaints that he received aboutt animals being neglected or mistreated. He would check them to see if they’re actually in danger or not. The RSPCA enforce the Animal Protection Act. This covers everything with a backbone.
Mr. French taught us the 5 freedoms of animals: · Freedom from hunger and thirst · Freedom from discomfort e.g. shelter, warmth · Freedom from pain, disease and injury · Freedom to express normal · Freedom from fear and stress “What animals want is not that different from what people want for them” says Mr. French. The biggest problem that people get into trouble for is leaving their animal in pain without vet treatment. An example of this is when a dog that had been stepped on by its owner had been left for 4 weeks without treatment. When the owner noticed the dog was in pain, she gave the dog as a gift to friends to avoid vet bills. Another was a dog that was sick and very thin. The owner didn’t take him to the vet even though he was not eating. Mr. French received a complaint about the dog and was taken to the RSPCA. They were cared for and adopted out to new families who cared for them properly. Mr. French taught us some things about puppy mills. The RSPCA tries to get rid of puppy farms but the problem is finding them. The female dogs are kept in tiny cages and are inhumanly kept as breeding machines until they die. The puppies are kept in small cages too and are kept with painful diseases. Puppy farms are taken more seriously than those of other animals such as rats as they are more popular pets. Is this fair? Every animal has rights and feelings. When buying a puppy a good way to test that you are not buying from farms and from a genuine breeder is to ask: · Can I see the mum? · Can I see the dad? · Can I see where they live? Some things you can do are to fight against puppy farms are: talk, raise awareness, website petitions, funding the RSPCA and reporting puppy farms. Renee |
Freedom from painThe RSPCA, which stands for the Royal Society of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, not only rescue and treat abused or neglected animals, they also enforce the law. Animals are protected under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act for animals.
Matthew French was an RSPCA Inspector for 7 years. His job was to go to people's houses and make sure they are taking proper care of their pets. If someone called about an animal they suspected was not being treated properly it was his job to inspect the pet. He could then take the pet off the owner. The owner of the badly treated animal could be charged or fined. Matthew French now works in the education section of the RSCPA. He educates school children and pet owners about the rights of animals and how to treat them properly. French said "that's what's special about my job, I can change people's lives". The RSPCA enforce 5 freedoms for animals which are their rights. Those 5 freedoms are: • Freedom from hunger and thirst • Freedom from discomfort • Freedom from pain, injury and disease • Freedom to express normal behaviour • Freedom from fear and distress French said about these freedoms "what we want and what animals want aren't that different". We can support the RSPCA by talking about these rights and making sure we look after our own pets. We need to raise awareness with everyone we know; our friends, our parents, our teachers, our grandparents. The RSPCA has a website you can look at for further information; www.rspca.org.au. Amelia RSPCA visitMr French, who works in the educational department of the RSPCA, visited students from Thomas Hassall Anglican College.
The RSPCA stands for Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty for Animals. If an animal is reported to be neglected or abused, the RSPCA investigate the case. Sometimes they remove the animal and nurse it back to health. They may take the owner to court to be judged. They can be fined $5500 or go to jail for 6 months. For abuse resulting in death the maximum penalty is a $20,000 fine or 2 years in jail. The RSPCA promote the five freedoms which are: 1. Freedom from hunger and thirst 2. Freedom form discomfort 3.Freedom from pain, injury or disease 4.Freedom to express normal behaviour 5. Freedom from fear or distress The RSPCA also try to find puppy farms. This is where innocent puppies are held in cages and are used as breeding machines which is horrible. The RSPCA are trying to rid Australia of puppy farms but the problem is they don't know where they are. When you buy a dog you should always ask the 3 questions; Can I see the mother? Can I see the father? Can I see where they live? If the seller can not provide answer to all 3 questions then that is a signal something isn't right and you should report them to the RSPCA. Nishi rspca to the rescueHave you ever seen a cat stuck up in a tree or a starving dog locked up in a cage? The RSPCA helps these animals in need.
RSPCA stands for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. They have many different jobs to do. They prevent cruelty, protect and rescue animals and educate people about how to look after their pets. Mr. Matthew French, an Inspector for the RSPCA says “For me that’s what’s special about my job. I can change people’s lives”. Animals have rights called the 5 freedoms; · freedom from hunger and thirst, · freedom from discomfort, · freedom from pain, injury and disease, · freedom to express normal behavior and · freedom from fear and distress. The RSPCA enforces these rights. Sometimes if situations are really bad the animals can be taken off people and they can be fined large sums. The RSPCA also have a vet clinic where owners can take their pets for check-ups or to be taken care of if they are sick. The RSPCA also rescue pets from places where they are stuck, they then take these animals in to take care of them until the owner is found. Puppy farms are another concern that the RSPCA is focusing on. Some puppy farms treat the puppies like they should be treated while other puppy farms are very cruel to their dogs. Some dogs are kept in cages all their lives as breeders so that they can get puppies to send to pet shops. Puppy farms are also very hard to find and are hidden so that the RSPCA can't shut them down. The RSPCA want you to help as well by telling people about the RSPCA and how to make sure animals are safe. Rebecca freedom from painMatthew French, an RSPCA worker, visited 5/6k at Thomas Hassall Anglican College. He taught them about his job being an RSPCA inspector and about the RSPCA.
“We protect, we rescue” said Matthew French to sum up his job. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty of Animals or RSPCA for short is a place where they take in unhealthy, neglected or abused animals of all types. They take care of them and nurse them to full strength, then give them to willing families that will take care of them. Animals have rights just like humans. The RSPCA enforce these rights. These rights are called the five freedoms: · Freedom from hunger and thirst · Freedom from discomfort · Freedom from pain, injury and disease · Freedom from fear and distress · Freedom to express normal behaviour If you mistreat an animal you can be fined up to $5500 or have 6 months in jail. Kristan what pets want....Have you ever bought a pet? Have you ever thought where they came from and where they have been raised? Well many of them come from puppy farms. This is where pets are locked up in cages built for one dog but five or six are crammed into it most of the puppies do not see sunlight and are stuck in cages till they die.
This is where the RSPCA come in, or the Royal Society of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. When they find farms like these the RSPCA takes the owners to court and often the farm gets shut down or they get a fine. The RSPCA protect and rescue animals. Each pet has rights and there is a law protecting them. Their rights are called the Five Freedoms: 1. Freedom from hunger and thirst 2. Freedom from discomfort 3. Freedom from pain, injury and diseases 4. Freedom to express normal behaviour 5. Freedom from fear and distress The punishment for breaking these laws are five and a half thousand dollars or six months in jail. If it is really bad twenty two thousand dollars and two years in jail. People can help the RSPCA in many ways. If you buy a pet online or from a pet shop, ask to see where they grew up then ask to see the pet’s mother and father. If they don’t let you that is a bad sign. If you find a puppy farm you should inform the RSPCA. Alex |
we protect and we rescueMatthew French, came to visit 5/6K at Thomas Hassall Anglican College to discuss the fundamental parts of his job as an inspector for the Royal Society of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals or RSPCA for short.
“We Protect, We Rescue,” a quote from Matthew French sums up the whole of what they do; protect and rescue animals. They take in needy animals, nurture them to full health then allow willing families to adopt them. The RSPCA promote five freedoms for animals 1. Freedom from Hunger and Thirst 2. Freedom from Discomfort 3. Freedom from Pain, Injury and Disease 4. Freedom to Express Normal Behavior 5. Freedom from Fear and Distress Matthew said “What we want and what animals want aren’t that different”. The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act restricts mistreating any animal with a backbone. Therefore crustaceans technically do not have any protection. However there is an exception. If they are to be cooked in restuarants, they must be killed humanely. If not the restuarant could be fined. Acts of cruelty can be punishable with a fine of $5500 or six month jail time. Acts of aggravated cruelty, which is prolonged cruelty, or injury resulting in permanent damage or death can be punishable up to four times the amount. Some questions that the 5/6K students asked: Q. How can we support the RSPCA? A. Talking, raising awareness and through financial support Q. Do members of the RSPCA eat meat. A. Yes, as long as we know that the animal has been humanely treated. Matthew described himself as a "conscientious omnivore" worthwhile workThe RSPCA, which stands for the Royal Society of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, not only rescue and treat abused or neglected animals, they also enforce the law. Animals are protected under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.
Matthew French was an RSPCA Inspector for 7 years. His job was to go to people's houses and make sure they are taking proper care of their pets. If someone called about an animal they suspected was not being treated properly it was his job to inspect the pet. He could then take the pet off the owner. The owner of the badly treated animal could be charged or fined. Matthew French now works in the education section of the RSCPA. He educates school children and pet owners about the rights of animals and how to treat them properly. French said "that's what's special about my job, I can change people's lives". The RSPCA enforce 5 freedoms for animals which are their rights. Those 5 freedoms are: • Freedom from hunger and thirst • Freedom from discomfort • Freedom from pain, injury and disease • Freedom to express normal behaviour • Freedom from fear and distress French said about these freedoms "what we want and what animals want aren't that different". We can support the RSPCA by talking about these rights and making sure we look after our own pets. We need to raise awareness with everyone we know; our friends, our parents, our teachers, our grandparents. The RSPCA has a website you can look at for further information; www.rspca.org.au. The best for your animalMathew French, a worker at the Royal Society Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) came to 5/6K at THAC to talk about his job and what the RSPCA does.
Mr. French was an inspector for 7 years. An inspector checks animals to see if they need treatment. If so they take the animals back to the RSPCA to nurse them back to health. They will try to adopt these out to new families. The RSPCA will take the owner to court where they will get a fine or go to jail. After finishing being an inspector, he started working for the education section of RSPCA. His role there is to go to schools like THAC and teach students about what the RSPCA do and teach them about animal rights. He also educates people to look after their pets. He taught us about the 5 freedoms an animal should have: 1. Freedom from hunger and thirst 2. Freedom from discomfort 3. Freedom from pain, injury and disease 4. Freedom to express normal behavior 5. Freedom from fear and distress Matthew taught us many new things and how we can prevent animal cruelty so we must put this knowledge to good use. Tim Paw PuppiesThe RSPCA stands for Royal Society Prevention Cruelty of Animals. Matthew French, who was an RSPCA inspector for 7 years says “we protect, we rescue”. The RSPCA has a vet clinic which they take pets in and take care of them.
There is a law called Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. It is a law that tell people what the rights of animals are. The 5 freedoms that the RSPCA uphold are: · Freedom for hunger and thirst; · Freedom from discomfort; · Freedom from pain, injury and disease; · Freedom to express normal behaviour; · Freedom from fear of distress Normal behaviour means that an animal can act according to its instincts. Chickens kept in small cages to lay eggs are unable to peck, scratch or have dust baths to prevent mites Matthew French said ”every animal has the right to live a life without being afraid” and “what we want and what animals want isn’t that different”. An act of cruelty can be punished the max of $5500 or 6 months in jail and a criminal record. Aggravated cruelty can be a max find of $22000 or 2 years in prison. Matthew French said “the single biggest thing people get into trouble for is not taking their pet to the vet” when they need treatment. Another issue Mr French raised was Puppy Farms. The RSPCA call them the Hidden Truth because the biggest problem is they can’t find them. They are farms which have lots of dogs who get kept in a very poor condition. They are then bred until they die. The owners sell the puppies online or to pet shops. Puppy farms don’t normally sell from the property that they are bred from and don’t allow people to go to the property and inspect them. A good way to find out if a puppy comes from a puppy farm is to ask these questions; Can I see the mum? Can I see the dad? Can I see where they live? If they answer no, don’t buy it and report. Some puppy farms do take look after the animals but many do not. To support the RSPCA you can raise awareness about this issue and visit their website. Kaylen humans have rights, do animals?There are police for humans but what about animals? The answer is the RSPCA. The RSPCA stands for the Royal Society of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
The RSPCA is an organisation that protects, rescues and helps neglected and mistreated animals. RSPCA inspectors have the power to take animals off their owners and charge them if they have broken the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. They also care for sick and injured animals by taking them to vet clinics within the RSPCA shelters or rescue pets that are stuck or in dangerous situations. There are many RSPCA shelters all over Australia and some shelters even have animal ambulances. According to the Australian law, an animal is anything that has a backbone. Due to this, the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act protects any animal from fish, amphibians and birds to any type of mammal. The RSPCA believes that all animals should have these 5 freedoms: 1. Freedom from hunger and thirst 2. Freedom from discomfort 3. Freedom from pain, injury and disease 4. Freedom to express normal behaviour 5. Freedom from fear and distress. Seven year inspector and now working in the education department at the RSPCA, Matthew French says that “What we want and what animal’s want aren’t that different”. If people are caught not treating their animals properly or not obeying the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, they could be fined or sent to prison. If someone is taken to court and charged for an act of cruelty, the maximum punishment is $5500 or 6 months in jail. They would also be given a criminal record. If charged with aggravated cruelty which is when you commit an act of cruelty that has caused death or serious disablement of the animal, the maximum penalty is $22000 or 2 years in jail. The reason most owners get charged is when they neglect taking their animals to the vet when it is injured or sick. The RSPCA is also very aware of the growing problem of puppy farms. The hardest part for the RSPCA is actually finding puppy farms as they are usually rural and hidden away. Once they uncover a puppy farm; if the dogs are mistreated, the owner is taken to court and the RSPCA shows evidence to get the puppy farm shut down. Sometimes the court only fines the owner a small sum of money and the puppy farmer can start running again without any problem. This is very frustrating for the RSPCA. If you are looking for a puppy and find one on the internet, contact the breeder and ask them these three questions 1. Can I see the Mother? 2. Can I see the Father? 3. Can I see where they live? If the answer is no or won’t let you, this is usually a bad sign. Report them to the RSPCA and then do not buy a puppy from there. Some pet shops also get their animals from puppy farms. To make sure you do not accident support puppy farms, ask the shop keeper where the animals come from. If they do not know, this is also usually a bad sign. Although, puppy farms are usually bad, some can be up to government standards and treat and look after the animals properly. The RSPCA is a great organisation which needs your support to further help more animals and shut down puppy farms. As a community there are many ways that we can support the RSPCA. We can educate others about what the RSPCA do and also about animal cruelty. We can participate in RSPCA fundraisers and also donate at www.rspca.org.au. Jessica N |