Petition for the RSPCA to Drop the Assured Scheme

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The world's oldest and largest animal charity is covering up cruelty on an industrial scale. We investigated over 40 RSPCA Assured farms and slaughterhouses, and what we found was factory farming and severe animal cruelty across the board. Join Chris Packham, Brian May and thousands of others, in calling on the RSPCA to drop the Assured Scheme and start protecting all animals.

15,275 SIGNATURES
20,000 signatures

For 30 years, the RSPCA has endorsed animal products through their RSPCA Assured scheme, promoting an idealised image of happy, well-cared-for farm animals.

Over the past nine months, we investigated 37 RSPCA farms and 4 RSPCA slaughterhouses. What we found was widespread and systemic suffering, animal cruelty and factory farming. After seeing the footage of these investigations, RSPCA President Chris Packham has resigned, calling the Assured scheme "utterly indefensible".

Crown court judge and animal welfare barrister Ayesha Smart has also described the scheme as "effectively fraud." On the back of our investigations, RSPCA Vice President and Queen's lead guitarist Sir Brian May resigned, and over 60 animal welfare groups and prominent celebrities, including Ricky Gervais, Bryan Adams, and Joanna Lumley, signed an open letter calling for the RSPCA to drop the Assured scheme.

This exposé builds on a further 33 undercover investigations by 10 animal protection organisations over the last 16 years, showing similar levels of cruelty. This is not just "one bad apple"; This is a systemic cover-up of animal cruelty.

The RSPCA's false advertising extends from the supermarket aisles of M&S, Tesco, Sainsbury's, and Waitrose to McDonald's and even primary schools, where the scheme is promoted to children. Despite claiming to oppose intensive farming, the RSPCA continues to endorse factory farming practices.

The RSPCA was founded 200 years ago with the mission of preventing animal cruelty. Over the years, they have worked hard to care for cats and dogs, becoming a much-loved charity. Now, on their 200-year anniversary, it is time for the RSPCA to drop the Assured Scheme and restore trust, both with the general public and with the animals they claim to protect.

Please join us, Chris Packham and thousands of others in calling for the RSPCA leadership to drop the Assured Scheme and return to its original mission of protecting all animals.

  • Shane Seagrave
    signed 2024-12-13 23:05:39 +0000
    I know what goes on in these so-called “humane” abattoirs and the conditions pigs are kept in for three months prior to slaughter. If the public knew then there would be widespread outrage.
  • Jane ORourke
    signed 2024-12-13 23:05:31 +0000
  • Samantha Archdale
    signed 2024-12-13 23:03:16 +0000
  • Carol Chambers
    signed 2024-12-13 23:01:01 +0000
  • Abi Truelove
    signed 2024-12-13 22:54:47 +0000
  • Sarah Follows
    signed 2024-12-13 22:48:43 +0000
    Drop the rspca assured as you don’t assure any animal welfare at all, I am totally disgusted that an animal cruelty organisation allows the vile treatment that these poor creatures endure!!!!!!!
  • Arlene Roberts
    signed 2024-12-13 22:43:05 +0000
  • Ann Parker
    signed 2024-12-13 22:40:55 +0000
    This barbaric and inhuman treatment of animals has to stop and the RSPCA should be held responsible if they are condoning it and turning a blind eye
  • Anna Tarnowska
    signed 2024-12-13 22:37:33 +0000
  • Jane Marshall
    signed 2024-12-13 22:35:57 +0000
  • Pen Jackson
    signed 2024-12-13 22:35:20 +0000
  • Helen Thomas
    signed 2024-12-13 22:29:16 +0000
  • Jemma Powell
    signed 2024-12-13 22:14:10 +0000
    🌱Animals deserve a loving long healthy life 🌻🙏🫶
  • Myers David
    signed 2024-12-13 22:12:36 +0000
  • Chris Standell
    signed 2024-12-13 22:06:06 +0000
  • Cheryl Arnold
    signed 2024-12-13 22:06:01 +0000
  • Sara Kellly
    signed via 2024-12-13 22:04:32 +0000
    Stop this and start doing your jobs properly, U will sleep better at night

    Cover up for no one. Have respect for yourselves
  • Palaniappan Manian
    signed 2024-12-13 22:01:49 +0000
    What do you stand for RSPCA? Protection or the Abuse and Exploitation of Animals?
  • Pete Waller
    signed 2024-12-13 22:00:19 +0000
  • Riley Parvin
    signed 2024-12-13 21:57:52 +0000
  • Janet Jones
    signed 2024-12-13 21:54:19 +0000
  • Angela. Ebel
    signed 2024-12-13 21:52:41 +0000
    Always knew Rspca were up to no good.

    Time it was all stopped!!!!
  • Maria Olsen⁰
    signed 2024-12-13 21:51:58 +0000
    RSPCA are not worthy of the Royal.

    They don’t protect animals only when it suits
  • Linda Mac Carthy
    signed 2024-12-13 21:48:07 +0000
    Deplorable.
  • Aysegul Ekinci
    signed 2024-12-13 21:44:16 +0000
  • martin hunter
    signed 2024-12-13 21:41:35 +0000
  • Rebecca Cameron
    signed 2024-12-13 21:35:21 +0000
  • Gloria Hudson
    signed 2024-12-13 21:33:58 +0000
  • Diana Riksten
    signed 2024-12-13 21:32:18 +0000
  • Deb Simpson
    signed 2024-12-13 21:31:22 +0000
    All slaughter is cruel & inhumane. Remember it’s the prevention of CRUELTY to animals.