To think that Kurt Zouma should be banned from keeping animals after abusing his cat?

Exactly as GSM says. Lawyers are paid to represent their client and do so effectively most of the time. Prosecutions cost huge amounts of public money. The CpS has to consider the likelihood of successful prosecution

Iam64

Exactly as GSM says. Lawyers are paid to represent their client and do so effectively most of the time. Prosecutions cost huge amounts of public money. The CpS has to consider the likelihood of successful prosecution

But surely a prosecution by the RSPCA would be funded by the donations they receive?

Yes they do have power to prosecute and if they don’t it will backfire badly on them.

Germanshepherdsmum

Yes they do have power to prosecute and if they don’t it will backfire badly on them.

Well that’s a glimmer of hope unless the RSPCA are actually a toothless tiger

I havent come across anyone with a good experience of the RSPCA, I have to say.

MissAdventure

I havent come across anyone with a good experience of the RSPCA, I have to say.

Do cats protection and dogs trust have any powers or do they just take in the unwanted /abused animals? ?‍♀️

I don't know.
I think perhaps the cats protection are a bit more proactive?
I havent ever heard of anyone going directly to them to report abuse, though.

I don't think they have any powers Shinamae and very sadly it often looks as if the RSPCA, if you'll pardon the pun, is 'a toothless dog'.

MissAdventure

I havent come across anyone with a good experience of the RSPCA, I have to say.

They are a bloody dead loss.
I thought that they’d step up to the plate as they usually do when there is any publicity involved,
but they haven’t even bothered this time.
And the amount of money that they have got

Several emails to West Ham and still no bloody reply ?

I had an email from the Football Association directing me to the statements on West Ham about a week ago.
I saw Moyes trying to put a "halo" back on his head yesterday, talking about one of his Ukraine players who is anxious about his family (which we do understand) and talking about the support he was being given.
I'm hoping that the RSPCA will prosecute.

lavendermine

I had an email from the Football Association directing me to the statements on West Ham about a week ago.
I saw Moyes trying to put a "halo" back on his head yesterday, talking about one of his Ukraine players who is anxious about his family (which we do understand) and talking about the support he was being given.
I'm hoping that the RSPCA will prosecute.

I too support anything to help Ukraine but with him it’s just a deflection I think, he just wants what happened with that cat kicker under the carpet and out of the way…. From what I’ve read about RSPCA I don’t hold out much hope…?

This is a game they have played well.
Ignore it for long enough and it'll be as if it never happened.

Not to us it won’t.

It would help if this thread wasn’t invisible.
It’s so frustrating ?

It’s appeared! As if by magic! ? ?

I’ve just read that some ‘fans’ are filming themselves kicking cats.
It was in the DM so as the woman in Dinner Ladies would say ‘it must be true’

Really???

I have the dreaded Daily Mail here in front of me.
I shall investigate…

I can’t see anything.
It was the first time I’ve looked at a paper for ages. It was inevitably full of horror
There is a very good investigation into women’s privacy issues though??
And some nice pictures of Helen Mirren with Meryl Streep and Lady Gaga

Is that our Meryl Streep Fanny?

I presume so

They look like they’re getting married!

All 3 of them?

Iam64

I’ve just read that some ‘fans’ are filming themselves kicking cats.
It was in the DM so as the woman in Dinner Ladies would say ‘it must be true’

Oh my God I really really hope this isn’t true ?