Why do people hate the RSPCA? – Telegraph Blogs  Thursday 12
December 2013 | Blog Feed | All feeds  Pete Wedderburn   Why do
people hate the RSPCA?  A Staffie at the RSPCA's Harmsworth
Memorial Hospital in north London (Photo: Geoff Pugh)   This is
"RSPCA Week", which is why I’m going to write about the animal
charity today. And the first thing I’m going to say is this:
some people are going to post nasty, anti-RSPCA comments below.
I’ll come to the reason for that in a second.  But first, the
charity has just released its latest animal welfare statistics.
This is what the RSPCA did in 2010.  1. Answered 1,163,240 calls
2. Investigated 159,686 complaints of alleged animal cruelty 3.
Issued 86,354 animal owners with welfare improvement advice 4.
Rescued and collected 130,033 animals 5. Rehomed 64,086 animals
6. Treated and helped 210,970 animals in its hospitals and
clinics 7. Spent almost £4m on veterinary care 8. Microchipped
67,388 animals 9. Admitted 16,429 wildlife casualties into their
four wildlife cent