Tag: RSPCA

M&S removes use by dates on ‘too good to waste’ RSPCA Assured fresh milk

Stuart Mitchell

Marks & Spencer has removed ‘Use By’ dates across its RSPCA Assured Select Farms British and organic fresh milk as part of its commitment to halving food waste by 2030 and reaching net zero by 2040. The change, which is being rolled out across all M&S UK stores from this week, will see ‘Use By’ dates on fresh milk replaced with ‘Best Before’ dates. M&S is the first retailer to offer ‘Best Before’ labelling on fully recyclable milk bottles, following the removal of coloured plastic caps on milk earlier this…

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Amazon opens AmazonSmile to registered UK Charities

Stuart Mitchell

From 31st of January, all eligible registered UK charities are invited to join AmazonSmile where millions of Amazon customers can raise money for charities, small or large, local or national, by shopping at smile.amazon.co.uk. Customers who shop with AmazonSmile can choose a charity to support before they start shopping and that charity will receive donations from Amazon at no additional cost to the customer or charity. Customers will find the same Amazon they know and love at AmazonSmile, enjoying the same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience –…

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RSPCA Launch touching Video Campaign Featuring an Abandoned Puppy

Stuart Mitchell

Forget Moz the Monster and Kevin the carrot – the RSPCA has thrown it’s hat into the ring for best Christmas advert with the story of Woody the abandoned toy pup. The tear-jerking video tells the tale of Woody the Christmas pup who is thrown out with the rubbish before being rescued and taken in for care by the RSPCA. Part of the film was shot at RSPCA Birmingham Animal Centre, manager Deborah Caffull said: “While this video shows the tale of a toy dog –  the sentiment behind the…

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M&S to audit dairy farms to RSPCA assured standards

Stuart Mitchell
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Marks & Spencer has today announced that it has commissioned the RSPCA to audit every single M&S dairy farm to RSPCA Assured Standards and committed to publishing the results on its website. In a full announcement made today, Director of Food Andy Adcock confirmed that all 40 UK farms (known as the M&S Milk Pool) will be audited by RSPCA assessors as soon as possible. The move comes after pictures emerged of calves being held in individual pens, in breach of animal welfare standards were discovered. Andy Adcock, admitted the…

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