Originally Posted by Hobbit Feet:
“Nonsense
he was a passerby who did the decent thing and phoned for help, purely by virtue of making the phone call, the RSPCA deemed him responsible for the animals - where does it end, would he have been responsible for vets fees had the owner not been found so easily?
These were animals in immediate need of help
talk about deflection”
Deflection? I have no links to the RSPCA.
It's not nonsense, I'm afraid its reality. The RSPCA are not responsible for the dogs either, they are responsible when an animal is taken into their care. By collecting the animals your father took on some responsibility for those dogs.
The RSPCA knew that the dogs had been rescued and was being taken to a vet, so they can use their finite resources (donated by the public) on cases were there is no chance of rescue. Common sense really.
You have made an incredible leap of logic to think that he would have to pay the fees, like thinking that they would have been left to die. How do you come to that conclusion? You can say 'where does it end' to anything, but that's just silly. Anyway, you have not said he did have to pay fees, so that seems like an even stranger to say.
Your father did a really great thing, you should be proud. But it all worked out fine, so sound like the RSPCA made the right call.