Roger Musselle, who has run Roger’s Wildlife Rescue in Woodingdean for 56 years, has been visited by the RSPCA, who he says took his pigeons away. The 77-year-old, who runs the rescue centre in Downs Valley Road with his wife Fleur, said the stricter rules and regulations left him no option but to shut down the centre.
“Due to excessive rules and regulations that are now being forced upon us who rescue wildlife, our facilities are no longer acceptable in the 21s century,” he said. “The RSPCA doesn’t consider our hygiene up to their standards. We have plastic cages instead of metal or steel cages.”
The horror, the horror!
“We at Roger's Wildlife Rescue have worked with other wildlife centres and veterinary surgeons successfully for many years and I am sorry for the extra pressure my decision to stop will put on you all.
“Wildlife and nature has always been and always will be my passion and I am still happy to continue giving out wildlife advice to anyone needing it.
“I will continue to work for the good of wildlife, but will not in future be taking in wildlife casualties at our home, as we have done for all those years.”
Who loses? The wildlife. Of course. It always does, doesn't it?
By what authority is the RSPCA operating?
ReplyDeleteI thought they are a charity and not part of the Law enforcement body.
Or are we now being governed by unelected organisations?
Why cannot Mr Musselle just tell the RSPCA to sod off?
They were allowed to prosecute to take the 'burden' off the police. They should have that stripped from them along with their Royal patronage...
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