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.

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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.

  • Alan Morrison
    signed 2024-12-13 08:09:38 +0000
  • Patricia Barnes
    signed via 2024-12-13 08:07:38 +0000
  • Ema Walter
    signed 2024-12-13 08:00:51 +0000
    Eggs also are not made large without damaging the hen…
  • Maria Welsh
    signed 2024-12-13 07:59:45 +0000
  • Pauline Hayward
    signed 2024-12-13 07:59:23 +0000
  • Jenny Hern
    signed 2024-12-13 07:51:20 +0000
  • Tess Reith
    signed 2024-12-13 07:44:51 +0000
    I have lost all faith in the RSPCA Assured welfare scheme, it has become yet another dreadful failing for animal wellbeing and cast a dark shadow over the RSPCA as an organisation. I feel it is crucial that serious action is taken for the sake of the animals, and also for the many RSPCA employees and volunteers who continue to undertake important and difficult work on behalf of the Charity.
  • Dawn Geatches
    signed 2024-12-13 07:31:41 +0000
  • Ursula Rodgers
    signed 2024-12-13 07:30:54 +0000
  • simone reeve
    signed 2024-12-13 07:26:48 +0000
  • J Child
    signed 2024-12-13 07:20:29 +0000
    Disgraceful. So upsetting. Those poor poor animals do not deserve an end like that. Shame on the rspca.
  • Dee Keeley
    signed 2024-12-13 07:11:00 +0000
  • Leigh Jacob
    signed 2024-12-13 07:07:52 +0000
  • Jane Hemmingway
    signed 2024-12-13 07:00:30 +0000
  • Danielle Paradine
    signed 2024-12-13 06:59:32 +0000
  • Linda Hartwell
    signed 2024-12-13 06:57:29 +0000
    What utterly abhorrent treatment of those poor animals. The rspca are appalling and should be thoroughly ashamed of themselves. I for one, will never donate to them again. I’m so glad I’m vegan. I can’t believe that they have the audacity to say that those farms and slaughter houses are quality assured. All I see is barbarism. Shame on them, they’re not fit for purpose.
  • Georga Greenwood
    signed 2024-12-13 06:36:20 +0000
  • Wendy James
    signed 2024-12-13 06:35:18 +0000
  • Claire Dawkins
    signed 2024-12-13 06:33:31 +0000
    Any animal cruelty and suffering is totally unacceptable! If you wouldn’t like it done to you don’t do it to any living creature!
  • Alaina Slater
    signed 2024-12-13 06:29:00 +0000
  • Catherine Alsey
    signed 2024-12-13 06:24:36 +0000
  • Nicoleta Sauca
    signed 2024-12-13 06:23:54 +0000
    Please drop it😭😭😭😭
  • Rik Jansen
    signed 2024-12-13 06:18:14 +0000
  • Hanna-Kaisa Kippola
    signed 2024-12-13 06:05:08 +0000
  • Sined Singhage
    signed 2024-12-13 05:52:27 +0000
  • Karin Nagi
    signed 2024-12-13 05:45:28 +0000
  • Livia Goffi
    signed 2024-12-13 05:34:05 +0000
  • Chris Felton
    signed 2024-12-13 05:30:53 +0000
    Go vegan💚
  • Elizabeth martin
    signed 2024-12-13 04:59:40 +0000
  • Marissa Van den engel
    signed 2024-12-13 04:43:32 +0000