Tag: RSPCA

RSPCA announces Professor Ian Jacobs as new chair

Stuart Mitchell

The RSPCA has welcomed Professor Ian Jacobs, a highly experienced leader across the health, education and charity sectors, as its new chair. A lifelong animal lover, Professor Jacobs has devoted his career and voluntary work to improving social welfare and human wellbeing through health and education. He now wants to lend his expertise to advance the cause of animal welfare Professor Jacobs will join Chief Executive Jo Rowland, who took on the CEO role at the 201-year-old charity in December last year, at a critical time for animal welfare. RSPCA…

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Fast food giants backtrack on chicken welfare

Stuart Mitchell

The RSPCA is urging major fast food companies not to sacrifice chicken welfare for profits – as 18 businesses abandon promises and risk condemning millions more chickens to lives of poor welfare. In the UK, over one billion chickens are reared for meat annually, and more than 90% of these are fast-growing – meaning they risk severe welfare issues, including chronic pain, lameness, and heart conditions caused because they grow too fast. More than 200 food businesses had signed up to the Better Chicken Commitment to improve chicken welfare by 2026 –…

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RSPCA cautiously welcomes first-ever UK Govt strategy to phase out animal testing

Stuart Mitchell

The RSPCA has cautiously welcomed the UK Government’s first-ever strategy for replacing the use of animals in research and testing as a “significant step forward” for science and for animal welfare.  But now the charity has urged Ministers to ensure delivery of the proposed actions in the plan, which, if successful, could help reduce and replace the use of thousands of animals in harmful experiments each year in the UK. The new plan – ‘Replacing animals in science: a strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods’ – includes…

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Tom Grennan backs RSPCA appeal with new ‘tear-jerking’ video using ‘You Are Not Alone’ single

Stuart Mitchell

The “life changing” impact pets can have on people’s mental health has come under the spotlight in a powerful new partnership between the RSPCA and British singer-songwriter Tom Grennan. A tear-jerking new video – starring a dog recently rescued and rehomed by the RSPCA – has been released to Grennan’s single ‘You Are Not Alone’ – and highlights the unique bond pet owners form with their animals.   The 90-second Christmas film shows a man struggling to cope with the loss of his dog. He goes to donate his lost companion’s old toys to…

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RSPCA & Matt Johnson join forces to tackle pet grief crisis

Stuart Mitchell

People need more support to deal with “heartbreaking” pet bereavement, as the RSPCA and TV’s Matt Johnson join forces to help those suffering from the pain of losing a pet. It comes as a new survey from the charity reveals fewer than one in 14 (6.9%) respondents believe pet grief is taken seriously enough by society. A majority of respondents (57.8%) feel a stigma exists around pet grief, while most of those affected admit to hiding their grief (57.1%), or being unable to find support (56.7%). But the RSPCA hopes its…

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