SPCA executive's dog dies, locked in car 4 hours

[TexasAda]

Poor old 16 year old dog died in a hot car. Very sad.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32569213...life?gt1=43001

[MadcatwomanEnterprises]

Poor little old thing, it must have been a nightmare for the dog :-(

Don't know why the woman feels she doesn't have to resign over it, given her position in that charity. Her head ought to roll since she is now on a par with the people her charity prosecutes.

[iwiw60]

Maybe lock her up in a car with the windows rolled up for 4 hours??? Deplorable....

[canuckbid]

Does anyone have any good news to post? Another tragic error. Why does the bad news always seem to rule?


(CBS) Adonis Bell said he wasn't scared. "Because I know that God was on my side and I'm not going to get hurt," he said.


11-Year-Old Boy Saves Family From Fire
AUGUST 28, 2009David Johnson, Citizen Journalist

While the family was asleep, an early morning fire broke out in the kitchen of a Riverdale, Illinois home. 11 year old Adonis woke his mother, carried a young girl to safety, and went back into the building to make sure his aunt got out, too. "I ran back in to get my Auntie Karen, and then she came out. And that's when I ran back in and I woke my brother up, and my brother went upstairs and got my grandma," Adonis said."God woke me up and I got everybody out. If he didn't wake me up, we were gonna be dead," Adonis continued. "At my school, the fireman, he told us, 'Don't grab anything. Get yourself and everybody else out.'""It's unbelievable that he was so calm and levelheaded at the time," said grandmother Karen Bell."That young man was brave, and he did something that most people probably would have not done, and that touched my heart," said Riverdale Mayor Deyon Dean.Adonis said he wasn't scared. "Because I know that God was on my side and I'm not going to get hurt," he said.For Adonis' efforts, the Bells are being rewarded with a new three-bedroom home, purchased by Riverdale for $1 with Housing and Urban Development funds. And $45,000 in federal funds are going to be administered through Cook County to help refurbish the home. The whole process should take about 45 days.

[TexasAda]

Thanks for that, Canuck. It is good to hear about praiseworthy people. Helps me remember there are such people, and inspires us to be like them when our turn comes.

[TiasTreasures]

I donate to as many charities as I can, but not the SPCA. I've heard things in that past that made me decide my money would be better used elsewhere. She's not going to resign, and I'll bet they won't force her out, either.

[banrigh]

I donate to as many charities as I can, but not the SPCA. I've heard things in that past that made me decide my money would be better used elsewhere. She's not going to resign, and I'll bet they won't force her out, either.

I totally agree. I donate to the local shelters and help a friend of mine, who runs a daycare, donate pet food. Each month she has a pet food day for the kids and they all bring something and make a special trip to the shelter to deliver it. It is really appreciated at any local animal shelter.

[DanTheMan3]

Very tragic.
Maybe one of these would help


http://uk.ebid.net/perl/auction.cgi?...943&mo=auction


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This is a charity auction.


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[MHTTrading]

Had it happened in the UK she would have definitely been prosecuted under the Animal welfare Act 2007, being CEO would have had no bearing at all as it is the police who prosecute. In fact there was a case recently where a police dog handler left his dog in his personal car while off duty (he should have known better) the dog died through heat exhaustion and he was prosecuted under the AWA and kicked out of the force.

Now no doubt someone will start jumping up and down saying in the UK its the RSPCA who do the prosecuting, strictly speaking its not, yes they read you the act, yes they take statements, and yes they present the matter to the courts. Its the courts who do the prosecting in such cases. RSPCA can't arrest you, can't enter a property without permission, can't break into your car, for such things they contact the police who do it on their behalf.
How do I know this... prior to starting MHT TRADING I spent two years as a controller in the National Control centre for RSPCA, I still have some of the mental scars to prove it.

[moonwitch]

Now no doubt someone will start jumping up and down saying in the UK its the RSPCA who do the prosecuting, strictly speaking its not, yes they read you the act, yes they take statements, and yes they present the matter to the courts. Its the courts who do the prosecting in such cases. RSPCA can't arrest you, can't enter a property without permission, can't break into your car, for such things they contact the police who do it on their behalf.
How do I know this... prior to starting MHT TRADING I spent two years as a controller in the National Control centre for RSPCA, I still have some of the mental scars to prove it.

This situation is about to change...the RSPCA are currently making headway towards getting the powers they need to enter homes and prosecute where needed.

It's been a long time coming but I welcome this change