RSPCA decide to tweet all cruelty calls
The RSPCA is today tweeting all their animal emergencies to highlight the massive number of calls about cruelty and neglect the charity receives in a day.
The RSPCA's cruelty line received more than 1.25 million phone calls last year and, on average, the charity responds to about 1,000 wide ranging incidents a day.
RSPCA inspector Tony Woodley set up the Twitter account feed to publicise the work of the organisation's 288 inspectors, 119 animal welfare officers and 74 animal collection officers.
"Following in the footsteps of Greater Manchester Police, who published details of every incident for 24 hours on Twitter, we plan to tweet as many incidents as possible," he said.
Details of incidents tweeted are edited so no one is identified and will not include a location.
To report animal suffering or cruelty to the RSPCA, call 0300 1234 999.
