Rescue shelters in Cork

Paul91

Discodog wrote: »

They put down 150 dogs in 2008 & received €57,000 from the Council in 2007.

Oh I know they put dogs to sleep - it was just another illustration of their professionalism telling me they don't

Discodog

Because they are running a Pound they have to submit annual figures which are public information. An SPCA or rescue can restrict it's input of dogs whereas a Pound cannot because of it's duty, under the law, to control dogs. So you would expect a high PTS figure. The following is from their website :

"Unfortunately, there are occasions that an animal has to be put to sleep while in the shelter, for example when it has a painful and incurable condition, it is too old to re-home or when all avenues have been exhausted and no-one wants to adopt it. On every occasion is done by a qualified veterinary surgeon, using an intravenous injection. The cost to the Society is high but we feel that this is the most humane approach."

The PTS figure of 3 per week seems excessive if they are following the above.

These are 2008 Pound Statistics showing the percentage of dogs that are PTS.

3% Leitrim
7% South Dublin
10% Meath
16% Louth
19% Dublin (Ashton)
25% Cork City
29% Galway County
29% Sligo
33% Wicklow
36% Monaghan
36% Waterford City
43% Wexford
52% Waterford County
52% Laois
60% Galway City
60% Roscommon
61% Carlow
66% Offaly
66% Westmeath
67% Clare
68% Kilkenny
70% Limerick County
71% South Tipperary
71% Mayo
74% Donegal
76% Longford
76% North Tipperary
79% Cavan
80% Kerry
80% Cork County
83% Kildare
91% Limerick City

star-pants

If people are quoting statistics can they please give links to back them up - thanks. Just saves on hassle.

Paul91

star-pants wrote: »

If people are quoting statistics can they please give links to back them up - thanks. Just saves on hassle.

here ya go http://www.environ.ie/en/Publications/LocalGovernment/DogControl/FileDownLoad,19869,en.xls

star-pants

Paul91 wrote: »

here ya go http://www.environ.ie/en/Publications/LocalGovernment/DogControl/FileDownLoad,19869,en.xls

Cheers - http://www.environ.ie/en/Publications/LocalGovernment/DogControl/ is the link to the site for anyone else looking. (as not everyone may be able to download the excel straight away)

Paul91

cheers star-pants (i don't do anything outside of excel )

Discodog

Just to clarify the €57,000 figure comes from here:
http://www.corkcity.ie/ourservices/corporateaffairs/minutesofordinarymeetings/minutes2008/Councilminutes1102081.pdf

The following is from the Irish Examiner of 15/9/2009:

THERE have been calls for an emergency meeting of the Cork Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (CSPCA) amid concerns about financial difficulties.

Staff salary cheques have bounced in recent weeks and the city council confirmed last night that it is reviewing the arrangements it has with the CSPCA.

The CSPCA is the primary agent acting on behalf of the city to operate the dog warden service and to provide a dog pound. It receives about €60,000 a year to provide both services.

The CSPCA also sells dog licences on behalf of the city.
But Chris Connolly, the public relations officer (PRO) of the new committee appointed to oversee the charity, went public with a range of concerns yesterday. He said the new nine-person committee, which was appointed in May, has serious concerns for the future of the CSPCA.

He claimed efforts by committee members to get answers to certain questions are being blocked. "We are going public on this for the welfare of the society," Mr Connolly said. "I am afraid that the society may not be around for very long if things continue this way."

He also criticised the introduction of a €30 fee which is being imposed on people who bring stray dogs to the CSPCA pound in Mahon.

Attempts to contact the CSPCA were unsuccessful yesterday.

The charity was at the centre of controversy last year after similar financial troubles led to staff not being paid for the third time in almost a year.

The then chairman, Diarmuid Kilcullen, expressed confidence last September that the charity had resolved the difficulties.

He said the society had taken steps to secure funding to ensure there would be no repeat of the situation.

At the time, he cited "substantial overheads and very sizeable veterinary expenses" which he said they were trying to meet.

The CSPCA is largely dependent on donations and bequests from benefactors.

This story appeared in the printed version of the Irish Examiner Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Discodog

Regarding my previous post as to whether SPCA's should run pounds the following are ISPCA or Local SPCA run pounds together with their PTS rates & their ranking out of 32 if No 1 is best.

Laois 52% 14th
Roscommon 60% 16th
Offaly 66% 18th
Clare 67% 19th
Kilkenny 68% 20th
Kildare 83% 31st

The interesting thing is with the exception of Kildare the percentages are very similar & Kildare, run by the ISPCA is an utter disgrace.

As a stray dog you might think yourself better off going to an ISPCA Pound but the figures show otherwise.