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I was a volunteer at RSPCA Radcliffe Animal Shelter. I do voluntary work online for RSPCA. I do voluntary work at Cats Protection in Derby.I feel involved with the RSPCA even when I can't travel as I have not got a car and during epidemics including covid.

I have been a volunteer dog walker at the Birmingham Animal Centre, and prior to a change in the way it had to be done due to Covid, a pre adoption home visitor, for 27 years.
I love working with the dogs, and with the staff who are all so dedicated to the animals, so helpful to the volunteers, and show genuine appreciation for our help.

Adopting my cat from the RSPCA was the perfect and easy experience that I needed. Thank you so much.

I first came to the RSPCA (Newbrook Farm) when I adopted my cats, Lemur in 2014 and Wotsit in 2020. Sadly, they have since both passed away and losing them has been incredibly hard. I was not quite ready to adopt again, but knew I still wanted to be involved with the RSPCA so I recently began fostering at Newbrook Farm and the support I’ve received from the team whilst fostering has been amazing. Whenever I’ve had a question, needed advice or just wanted a bit of reassurance, there has always been someone there to help. That support has made such a difference and has given me the confidence to keep fostering. I’m incredibly grateful to the RSPCA for bringing Lemur and Wotsit into my life and for giving me the opportunity to become a cat fosterer. I would wholeheartedly recommend the RSPCA to anyone thinking about adopting or fostering. The work they do for animals is so important, and I feel very lucky to now be a small part of it.

We have adopted 3 dogs from the RSPCA Birmingham Animal centre. The staff were friendly, knowledgeable and genuinely care for all the animals there.

8 years ago, I became a volunteer dog walker and absolutely love it!
The staff really appreciate you and make you feel part of the team.
Can’t recommend them enough!

Great experience volunteering with the RSPCA Newbrook for the past 11 months. Friendly, supportive staff who really care about the animals they rescue 💙

RSPCA has limited resources and it seems terrible that they can’t respond to every situation. But my experience of the people who work and volunteer there is that they care deeply for the animals who come into their shelters, often in very distressing situations. I have nothing but admiration for the Inspectors in particular.

I’ve been a foster parent with the RSPCA Birmingham since 2019, and it has been an incredible journey. Having witnessed firsthand the extraordinary love and care they give to every animal, I can truly say they do amazing work. The team supports you through every single step and provides everything you need to succeed. I recommend it 1,000%

I support the RSPCA with dibations has they do amazing work 24 hours a day 7 days a week. All their is paid for by donations by caring members of the public. They receive no money from the Government. I have nothing but the upmost respect for everyone at the RSPCA.helping rescue aninals that are suffering cruelry or neglect. Many animals are attacked for no reason by strangers.
I support the RSPCA so togeter when cam put an end to animal suffering and cruelty and give them the love and support they need and deserve.Thamk you RSPCA..

I've adopted from the RSPCA and had the opportunity to shadow an inspector. It's clear how much they care for the animals in their charge and for animals they are looking out for. The care staff and fosterers were so good with the kitties we have adopted. They truly care about the cats and who they are rehomed to. I could never do the inspectors' job. They see so much misery yet they are constrained by the laws of the land which means at times they can't do what they'd like to for animals in need. When they are able to, they take the necessary steps to help. I applaud the RSPCA for everything they do to help animals.

First I adopted a cat from our local RSPCA and was really impressed with the attention to detail of the adoption process and the focus on the animal needs as well as our situation and what we were looking for and what we could offer. We have a wonderful new family member now, our cat Sky. I then became an online volunteer and find it a brilliant experience in which I feel I am supporting an excellent organisation dedicated to makiing life better for all animals. Additionally there is great support and communication with us volunteers and it has added extra interest and focus to my week.

As a disabled person I have problems doing most voluntary work. As a Micro-volunteer (home computer user) I can do something to help animals in need.

I have reported a kennel I volunteered at to the RSPCA due to dog welfare concerns. They were quick to respond and although they couldn't share the full details with me, they did assure me they have investigated concerns, taken some action and were monitoring the kennel's implementation of their recommended improvements. They cannot attend every animal incident as they do not have many officers, especially in Wales and I respect they are doing all they can.

As a donator and volunteer, RSPCA make a great effort to do what they can with little resources. Personally, RSPCA have made a positive impact as a volunteer to help me gain experience for my future career in wildlife & conservation management.

I've had a few experiences with the RSPCA - I've adopted two of my dogs from them, I've fundraised for them (my local shelter featured me in their newsletter to say thank you), and I've reported an injured deer to them.

With the latter, they attended the site, found the deer and explained the deer had a broken pelvis. Unfortunately this meant the deer wouldn't survive, so they did the kindest thing and put it to sleep. I was so very grateful for them doing that, and not leaving the deer to suffer.

The two dogs I've adopted from them have been an absolute joy. I was given lots of support from the shelter, and I felt they really took an interest in helping us. I've had so many positive experiences with the RSPCA, and although they can't help every animal without receiving more funding, our animals would be a lot worse off without them.

As well as overt "on the ground" operations, the RSPCA are forefront in raising awareness via online and social media campaigns, often targeting lesser known issues (such as the call to ban commercial greyhound racing in the UK, the dangers of excessive temperatures or the importance of highlighting health issues in certain companion animals, who have been bred purely for aesthetic purposes). I have been very impressed by the information provided (as all animal welfare matters are very close to my heart) and which have always been relayed in an impactful but tactful way in order to best educate the public.

The RSPCA is a wonderful charity who really have the welfare of the animals that they rescue at the heart of this wonderful charity

Reported a dog tied up to a tree on a very short lead, was told this is not a concern it's kept in the garden like this never taken for a walk and is aggressive when walking past.
I will never donate to them again!

My experience trying to help an injured baby deer on the A47 was deeply distressing and traumatic for both the animal and myself.
​I found a frightened and limp baby deer by the roadside and immediately tried to do the right thing. After being bounced between 101 and 999 with the police failing to ever show up, I finally reached the RSPCA. Instead of receiving help, the call handler was completely rude and even laughed at me.
​Even though I had pulled over with my hazard lights on to shield the deer from passing traffic, she complained that they were an hour away and told me to find a vet on a Sunday. When I pointed out that my job was to report the emergency and that coordinating help was supposed to be theirs, she brushed me off.
​She transferred me to a vet who claimed they could not help because it was wildlife, and then asked me to pick up the injured baby deer and bring it in myself. I could not even do that because I had my dog in the car. Her final response was cold and incredibly upsetting. She stated that the deer would just have to stay the way it is and callousley mentioned something about utilising it, which clearly meant putting it down or leaving it to die.
​It is heartbreaking that an organisation supposedly dedicated to animal welfare left a suffering animal to its fate while treating a concerned member of the public with utter contempt. I will never donate a single penny to the RSPCA again and I strongly advise everyone else to do the same.

I would give them zero if the system would let me.

An organisation with over 152 million in donations each year, with extra from our taxes and a bit more from our taxes via Gift Aid, and they refused to go check on a 6 different reports about 2 people who eventually got prosecuted by the police for animal abuse and cruelty. Only took 3 rabbits, 6 dogs and god knows how many others to starve to death in the house before they bothered themselves, and only because the paper was present.

Two Old English Game Fowl bantams were abandoned, suffering pesticide poisoning and severe malnutrition, and the response was: "oh, we don't deal with abandoned animals". Even if they are severely at risk, and a possible risk to the public. They told me they always tell people to just ring the police for abandoned animals.

I'm sorting it myself, and making a local welfare charity called Cornforth Animal Welfare Society. Someone has to do something, as the RSPCA will not.
They show up when there's a camera, or if they think there's a rare breed or horse they could easily sell on.