Agri-Business
RSPCA announces 3-phase plan to relaunch on-farm inspections
The Royal Society for the Protection of Animals (RSPCA) has announced it will begin a three-phased approach to relaunching its...
RSPCA
Environment
RSPCA emergency water rescue teams on high alert as heavy rain falls across UK
The RSPCA has said its emergency water rescue teams are on standby as almost 150 flood alerts and flood warnings...
Rural Life
RSPCA saves 12 stranded sheep in flood rescue mission
A number of sheep had to be rescued in an operation that lasted two and a half hours in Wales,...
Agri-Business
New bill to deliver tougher stance on animal welfare offences
A new bill introduced to Parliament this week could mean that animal abusers in England and Wales could face up...
Rural Life
Rescue mission enters 3rd day for 60 sheep trapped on sea cliff
A rescue operation to save 60 sheep trapped on a sea cliff has entered a third day in Pembrokeshire, Wales....
Agri-Business
Figures show nearly a quarter of UK non-stun sheep meat is exported
Delayed figures finally released this week have laid bare the shocking extent of non-stun slaughter within the UK. The Food...
Agri-Business
Vets and welfare body make joint call to end non-stun slaughter
The RSPCA and the British Veterinary Association (BVA) have joined forces to demand the end to a legal exemption permitting...
Beef
Brexit could put UK's high animal welfare standards at risk
Agricultural experts have warned that the Government’s commitment to higher animal welfare in farming could be undermined by Brexit unless...
Sheep
Colton family's pet ram killed in the field
An investigation has been launched by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty (RSPCA) after a sheep named Shaun...
Pig/Poultry
Nestle gets thumbs-up from RSPCA
International food conglomerate Nestle is the latest company to commit to an RSPCA-led programme to improve chicken welfare. More broilers...
Agri-Business
Microchips to be made mandatory for horses in a bid to combat dumping
A new law requiring horse owners to microchip their animals has been introduced today to prevent abuse and improve welfare....
N.Ireland
Pigs found ‘eating the remains of dead animals’ on horrific Bristol holding
Three people involved in the running of a Bristol farm where pigs were seen eating the remains of dead animals...
N.Ireland
Pigs found ‘eating the remains of dead animals’ on horrific Bristol holding
Three people involved in the running of a Bristol farm where pigs were seen eating the remains of dead animals...
Dairy
Four Northern Ireland dairy farms among first to be RSPCA-assured for welfare
Four Northern Ireland dairy farmers are among the first in the UK to be given the RSPCA’s seal of approval...
N.Ireland
Four Northern Ireland dairy farms among first to be RSPCA-assured for welfare
Four Northern Ireland dairy farmers are among the first in the UK to be given the RSPCA’s seal of approval...
Pig/Poultry
Video: 1,000 abandoned chicks 'put to sleep' in the UK due to bird flu risk
Some 1,000 chicks which were abandoned in the UK recently have been ‘put to sleep’ due to a case of...
