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DSPCA Society

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  • #32
    gavmcg92
    Registered Users Posts: 5,316 ✭✭✭gavmcg92


    I surprised that a thread suggesting such a nice idea for a society has descended into name calling and nit-picking.

    I think this is a great idea for a society. I only adopted a new dog from the DSPCA 2 weeks ago after my previous dog (also from the DSPCA) passed away in March.

    Like others here, I have steered clear of the Animal Rights society in the college because I just don't identify with them. I am not vegan, not interested in their idea of activism and just simply feel different.

    I have always played with the idea of volunteering in the DSPCA but don't have a licence so would find it difficult to get up to their shelter.

    I think the DSPCA would love for us to promote them positively on campus and in town. Like any other charitable organisations, there is nothing better than getting boots on the ground.

    As Tragedy suggested, just going down to the shelter and volenteering is all well and good but if we actively promoted them in the college we could reach out and provide an ability to volunteer to those who, for example, have never heard of the DSPCA or how to be actively involved.


  • #33
    andrew
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 3,368 Mod ✭✭✭✭andrew


    There's plenty of stuff a DSPCA type society could do. Bring your pet to college day. A photo exhibition of people's animals. Trips to the zoo and various farms/petting zoos. Trips to dog shows (and other animal shows if they exist). Arrange student deals with pet shops and vets. Christ, and I don't even like animals.


  • #34
    Scrappychimow
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,040 ✭✭✭Scrappychimow


    Good stuff people , positive ideas are what I like to hear :pac:


  • #35
    PurpleFistMixer
    Registered Users Posts: 5,851 ✭✭✭PurpleFistMixer


    andrew wrote: »
    Bring your pet to college day.
    o.O Assuming that's not a real suggestion!


  • #36
    andrew
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    PurpleFistMixer wrote: »
    o.O Assuming that's not a real suggestion!

    Well bringing them to lectures would be a bit much. But there must be loads of people out there with exotic caged animals which they could put on display. I saw a kind of mobile zoo once, with lots of snakes etc. I was gonna say dogs too, but I've never seen dogs in college, so maybe there's a ban?


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  • #37
    PurpleFistMixer
    Registered Users Posts: 5,851 ✭✭✭PurpleFistMixer


    andrew wrote: »
    Well bringing them to lectures would be a bit much. But there must be loads of people out there with exotic caged animals which they could put on display. I saw a kind of mobile zoo once, with lots of snakes etc. I was gonna say dogs too, but I've never seen dogs in college, so maybe there's a ban?
    Yeah dogs aren't allowed in college. I entirely forgot that people could have caged pets...


  • #38
    Lawliet
    Registered Users Posts: 2,761 ✭✭✭Lawliet


    PurpleFistMixer wrote: »
    Yeah dogs aren't allowed in college.
    I never knew that, good thing they didn't ban cats or someone would be out of a home...


  • #39
    PurpleFistMixer
    Registered Users Posts: 5,851 ✭✭✭PurpleFistMixer


    Lawliet wrote: »
    I never knew that, good thing they didn't ban cats or someone would be out of a home...
    Well, this is just going by the time a security guard told me to remove my dog from campus. The actions of a single security guard may not speak for college policy, though I felt like I'd seen a sign about dogs somewhere, too.


  • #40
    Jammyc
    Registered Users Posts: 1,979 ✭✭✭Jammyc


    PurpleFistMixer wrote: »
    Well, this is just going by the time a security guard told me to remove my dog from campus. The actions of a single security guard may not speak for college policy, though I felt like I'd seen a sign about dogs somewhere, too.

    There are signs at front arch and at the Science Gallery entrances to college that say no dogs. I've also seen a member of the public being escorted off the campus (a little heavy handedly I might add) because he was walking a dog around college park.


  • #41
    Tragedy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,057 ✭✭✭Tragedy


    andrew wrote: »
    There's plenty of stuff a DSPCA type society could do. Bring your pet to college day. A photo exhibition of people's animals. Trips to the zoo and various farms/petting zoos. Trips to dog shows (and other animal shows if they exist). Arrange student deals with pet shops and vets. Christ, and I don't even like animals.
    Not one of those ideas has anything whatsoever to do with an animal welfare charity society.


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  • #42
    Scrappychimow
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,040 ✭✭✭Scrappychimow


    Tragedy wrote: »
    Not one of those ideas has anything whatsoever to do with an animal welfare charity society.

    Go off somewhere else and troll/nitpick ,this thread welcomes positive ideas.If you don't like it, throw yourself in the liffey.


  • #43
    gavmcg92
    Registered Users Posts: 5,316 ✭✭✭gavmcg92


    Tragedy wrote: »
    Not one of those ideas has anything whatsoever to do with an animal welfare charity society.

    I don't think we're trying to create an Animal Welfare society so to speak (correct me if I'm wrong) It's more of a case of taking the ethos of the DSPCA (a love for animals) while creating an awareness for what they do in and through fun, animal loving activities. I think it is a great way to bring people together who have similar interests and perhaps connected through adoptions they have made with the DSPCA. Not to mention the countless number of fund-raising activities that we can take part in.
    Tragedy, I think we all know by now that you wouldn't sign up to such a society so why continue to knit pick at other peoples ideas.


  • #44
    PurpleFistMixer
    Registered Users Posts: 5,851 ✭✭✭PurpleFistMixer


    To be fair, those activities sound more suited for a pets/animals society rather than DSPCA, which is certainly more about animal welfare. Like, an "Animals Society" could also do stuff with DSPCA and the above mentioned activities.

    It makes sense to be critical of suggestions for new societies, because societies cost money and one wants to make sure they're worth it. Also you won't actually get approved if your proposed activities fall under the remit of a pre-existing society. If there does indeed exist an Animal Rights society (I was under the impression that they didn't actually exist), a DSPCA society would be in a bit of trouble on that front. Also, I know the environmental society already do some animal-welfare-ish stuff (seal sanctuary and whatnot), and Zoosoc probably go to the zoo sometimes...


  • #45
    andrew
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 3,368 Mod ✭✭✭✭andrew


    PurpleFistMixer wrote: »
    To be fair, those activities sound more suited for a pets/animals society rather than DSPCA, which is certainly more about animal welfare. Like, an "Animals Society" could also do stuff with DSPCA and the above mentioned activities.

    It makes sense to be critical of suggestions for new societies, because societies cost money and one wants to make sure they're worth it. Also you won't actually get approved if your proposed activities fall under the remit of a pre-existing society. If there does indeed exist an Animal Rights society (I was under the impression that they didn't actually exist), a DSPCA society would be in a bit of trouble on that front. Also, I know the environmental society already do some animal-welfare-ish stuff (seal sanctuary and whatnot), and Zoosoc probably go to the zoo sometimes...

    ...there's a zoosoc?


  • #46
    gavmcg92
    Registered Users Posts: 5,316 ✭✭✭gavmcg92


    tbh I don't think any existing societies fall into the same slot as this proposed society does. Granted I think a "DSPCA" society might not be the way to go but I would be very interested in joining an "Animal Lovers" society that works hand in hand with the DSPCA.
    I think the individuals here have already expressed their dissatisfaction with the current style of "Animal rights" societies who tend to lean more to the vegan, ultra activist front, whereas this proposed society is based more on a love for domestic animals and a wanting to highlight current mistreatments of these animals in and through working closely with The DSPCA.


  • #47
    PurpleFistMixer
    Registered Users Posts: 5,851 ✭✭✭PurpleFistMixer


    andrew wrote: »
    ...there's a zoosoc?
    Yes. I think it's got a lot of Zoology students in it, but they do things for general appeal as well.


  • #48
    andrew
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 3,368 Mod ✭✭✭✭andrew


    PurpleFistMixer wrote: »
    andrew wrote: »
    ...there's a zoosoc?
    Yes. I think it's got a lot of Zoology students in it, but they do things for general appeal as well.

    ah I forgot about zoology. I thought it was a society for people who like going to the zoo or something, was pretty surprised that such a society would be allowed.


  • #49
    Hollzy
    Registered Users Posts: 354 ✭✭Hollzy


    Well we do have an annual trip to Fota! Other than that we mostly have talks and pub crawls, and the odd documentary showing.


  • #50
    Tragedy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,057 ✭✭✭Tragedy


    Scrappychimow wrote: »
    Go off somewhere else and troll/nitpick ,this thread welcomes positive ideas.If you don't like it, throw yourself in the liffey.

    You don't get to decide what 'this thread welcomes' dear, but by all means, do continue to put your foot in your mouth.


  • #51
    Scrappychimow
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,040 ✭✭✭Scrappychimow


    Two years later - still no DSPCA society..


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  • #52
    andrew
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 3,368 Mod ✭✭✭✭andrew


    Well you had two years to set one up, what gives?


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