Get it right (From Barry And District News)

Get it right

I WOULD like to set a few facts straight following the reporting of Dominic O'Neill (Thursday, August 22, 2002) "Reunited with his beloved pet."

He mentions in his article that the RSPCA "let the cat escape."

I feel this is incorrect and totally misleads your readers.

The correct situation was that Ms Campbell had contacted the RSPCA asking if we could take her cat to a vet because it had taken off the plaster that was on its own leg.

She also asked if we could take care of it until it was better as she had no time.

One of our animal collection officers collected the cat, took it to a vet, where it was treated and paid for by the RSPCA, and then transferred to a foster home for boarding as our animal centres are always full to the brim with unwanted and neglected cats.

As a charity, we don't receive any state funding and our resources are limited so we rely on volunteers like this to look after the cats for a period of time until they can be returned to their owners or found a new home (if they are homeless).

These volunteers do this in their own time without a fee and we are very grateful for their services.

However, on this occasion, as cats are roaming creatures by nature, Trigger escaped, and as the foster home wasn't in area that he was familiar with, he got lost.

The family were kept informed all along by our local RSPCA chief inspector and many attempts were made by us to locate the cat.

We are very sorry for the inconvenience caused to the family, but we are extremely happy that the cat has now been returned safely.

Elin-Angharad Davies RSPCA Cymru Wales