Is this really what we expect from the RSPCA?

I keep two German Shepherds.

Three or four months ago a "door to door" RSPCA rep talked me into financially supporting the charity. Whilst my girls were doing the friendly investigation of this visitor, the sales pitch was; "what would happen to my dogs if the unexpected happened?" Although I have already made arrangements for the care of my dogs with one of the proper, trusted and vetted GSD charities in the event that I could no longer care for them. I do recognise that others may not have made such plans, and thus agreed to contribute.

Well now I know, my donations just might contribute to their death.

After the fiasco of the Nottinghamshire Police dog deaths, where the RSPCA are going through the motions of prosecution only to avoid a public relations disaster, this story is the final straw. To hear that the RSPCA have unjustifiably and indiscriminately euthanized an entire pack of German Shepherds sickens me beyond words.

I have just cancelled my direct debit payment to this "charity", and would ask others to do the same.

It depends on the basic temperaments of the dogs as to whether or not the aggressive behaviour could have been corrected.

If they were mentally stable dogs that had learned aggressive behaviour & had been poorly socialised...maybe yes *if* the RSPCA had the space to kennel the dogs for however long it took to rehabilitate the GSDs & the funds to pay for a professional dog trainer to evaluate & work with the dogs.

It is important to bear in mind that when a dog with behaviour issues takes a place in rescue for however long, it prevents an adoptable dog with no issues from having that place & many rescues have a waiting list for places.

Rescues be they breed or general have finite resources & tough decisions have to be made.

I don't know why i'm shocked.. RSPCA are useless. This has just helped to prove it, any dog can be worked with and skin conditions can most of the time be treated as most extend from flea allergies.

Its discusting for an organisation like that to do such a thing.. the next of kin should have tried harder.. its obvious they didnt approach many places at all in the first place. GSD's are beautiful, there is a home out there that would have been very deserving for them x

The RSPCA is always upsetting breed rescues by not working with them and giving them a chance to help with dogs. There are far better rescue centres in the UK

I am disgusted by how quickly the RSPCA decides an animal is "un adoptable" & on the grounds they make that decision on.

Especially with dogs that are apparently "food aggressive"

I'm sorry but just about any dog is going to bite a rubber hand being shoved in their food bowl

Don't even get me started on that foolish child sized doll they use to test if a dog is OK with kids.

For people who claim to be so concerned with the well being of dogs they sure don't appear to have learned much about them.

I feel so badly for those beautiful shepherds that were put down because of those idiots.

RSPCA really pees me off they do, they think they know everything when at times it makes you wonder whether they are really worth the salt..

I do a lot of animal rescue and we have rescue dogs ourself.. in fact we got one who had food issues and was very agressive .. one of the rescues that had him were going to euthanise him but luckily another rescue was their and took him on.. he lived their over a year and a half waiting for his forever home.. we travelled 600 miles to get him and we have spent the last two years training him..

Hes now a teddy bear dog, non agressive, is playing with our kittens, and does lots of dog shows and wins..

Just goes to show they might have to wait to find a special home but their is always someone like me to take one on..

I am affraid most other animal rescue groups aren't that keen on the RSPCA and there practices. They put hundreds of health animals to sleep every years without trying to find them a home.

No it certainly is not but it does not surprise me at all. Many years ago now I visited Heathrow airports RSPCA premises and was disgusted at the state animals were being kept in. Rotten society proposing cruelty to animals it seems

That is sick! You'd expect them to at least call up some trainers and ask if it was possible, and the GSD rescue! Is that how they deal with dogs now - shoot them with a fricken gun? 'it was the most humane method to prevent stress from shaving a limb and injecting them'. Have you not heart of anesthesia?!

OUTRAGEOUS .. my blood is boiling ... they never even considered re homing as an option ... they could have been handed over to the police,prison or army dog handlers .

My guess is they have ringworm which is becoming very common at the moment and this was more about money than the welfare of these animals ...

DISGUSTING