True, it is just that I have ... or rather, animals in dire straits that I have been aware of ... have suffered at the hands of the RSPCA, and have suffered terribly before eventually my weeks of constant nagging in one or two cases paid off and the poor unfortunate animal was relieved of its suffering. Viz:

1. a donkey whose hooves were literally 2 feet long - he couldn't walk properly of course, but walked virtually on his heels. It took me about 4 weeks of constant phone calls and nagging before they would accept that the poor creature was suffering so much that they must remove the animal or force the owner to get the blacksmith in.

2. A TB mare, Section D cob and dartmoor pony left abandoned in a field - TB mare's rug rubbed her back raw, and eventually it "grew" into her back such that when she was eventually rescued, when the RSPCA tried to remove the rug from her back they removed her skin, causing her of course to go bonkers. The Section D cob was removed from the field by her previous owner who had no idea that the person she had loaned her cob to was neglecting her so. The dartmoor pony, also rugged but her thick coat protected her from sores, was forced to stand for days beside the gate because every time she tried to move the TB mare attacked her. I continuously nagged the RSPCA to do something, but they said they couldn't because the horses had grazing and water.

3. Another TB horse, an ex racehorse, starved to death in a field in a nearby village. By the time the RSPCA deigned to go and see the horse, it was so thin it had to be shot.

These are the 3 worst scenarios that I am aware of.

that's what I'm saying. the dog is kept on a choke chain tied in the bedroom. which i think is the main point of the post.... and lol don't worry about the plural remark, I was annoyed at it myself when I read it back

Good idea akitagirl, try the GSD Breed Council, The GSD League of Great Britain and BAGSD; cos if they are arguing the toss about it being a working GSD, there are plenty of people within the GSD world that could verify this or prove otherwise.

Sorry, I was picking up fag ends, I haven't read through all the posts yet!!

do they have websites where i can get there number?

Good idea akitagirl, try

The GSD Breed Council http://www.gsdbreedcouncil.co.uk/committee.php

The GSD League of Great Britain
http://www.gsdleague.co.uk/contact%20us.htm

and BAGSD; cos if they are arguing the toss about it being a working GSD, there are plenty of people within the GSD world that could verify this or prove otherwise.
http://www.bagsd.net/ (just has a link dorectly to outlook email)