RSPCA
The RSPCA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) is a key voice in UK animal welfare, and its campaigns, partnerships, and policy positions often influence the pet retail landscape. Pet Gazette reports on RSPCA initiatives that affect product standards, ethical sourcing, pet adoption, and consumer expectations around welfare. Coverage includes collaborations with petcare brands and retailers, endorsements, and how RSPCA guidance intersects with trading practices in nutrition, accessories, and live animal sales. This tag helps retailers, distributors, and suppliers stay informed on welfare-led shifts shaping pet sector decision-making.
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Dec- 2016 -7 DecemberCurrent Affairs
RSPCA fined £25,000 by ICO
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) secretly screened millions of their donors so they could target them for more money, a comprehensive ICO investigation has found. The ICO said so-called “wealth screening” was one of three different ways both charities breached the Data Protection Act…
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7 DecemberVeterinary
One in three vets concerned they’ve seen illegal puppy imports
One in three vets who treat pets have seen puppies they believe have been illegally imported from overseas in the last year. These figures have been released by UK body for vets, the British Veterinary Association (BVA). BVA’s Voice of the Veterinary Profession, which surveyed over 1,000 vets from across…
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Nov- 2016 -30 NovemberCurrent Affairs
Capone Campaign cracks down on back yard rabbit breeders
A new campaign hopes to tackle unlicensed rabbit breeders. The Rabbit Welfare Association & Fund (RWAF) has launched the Capone Campaign with support from Pets Corner. It addresses fears that breeders in classified, online advertisements are not subject to regulations, legislation or welfare checks. Using bespoke software, the charity has analysed thousands of ‘rabbit for sale’…
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16 NovemberCurrent Affairs
EFRA report raises more questions on animal welfare than it solves, says PIF
The Pet Industry Federation (PIF), the trade association which represents the interests of 2,500 pet businesses, has cautiously welcomed the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Committee’s Report into animal welfare in England. The report, published on November 16, outlines a number of recommendations for robust new measures, including a ban…
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16 NovemberCurrent Affairs
MP says animal welfare report is a ‘missed opportunity’
Angela Smith MP, a former Shadow Animal Welfare Minister and present member of the EFRA Select Committee, has given her response to the Select Committee report on Animal Welfare. She commented: “Today’s report by the EFRA select Committee into domestic animal welfare in England is I believe a missed opportunity to…
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16 NovemberCurrent Affairs
MPs’ focus on RSPCA a ‘disappointing distraction’ from animal welfare improvements, says BVA
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has issued a response to the Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRACom) report on ‘Animal welfare in England: domestic pets’. The report makes a number of recommendations to improve the implementation of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 but also calls for RSPCA to ‘step back’…
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16 NovemberCurrent Affairs
RSPCA says it will continue to prosecute, despite EFRA report
On November 16, 2016, the RSPCA issued a response to an EFRA Committee report which recommended that the RSPCA passes animal abuse cases to the CPS to prosecute. The statement said: “The RSPCA today reassured supporters that it will continue its long history of prosecuting horrific cases of animal abuse and neglect…
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16 NovemberCurrent Affairs
RSPCA should step back from prosecutions except in exceptional cases, say MPs
The RSPCA should withdraw from acting as a prosecutor of first resort where there are statutory bodies with a duty to carry out this role, MPs on the Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee have said. Chair of the Committee Neil Parish MP commented: “The RSPCA does important working investigating animal…
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14 NovemberCurrent Affairs
Abandoned puppy dies in freezing conditions
A four-week-old puppy was abandoned in a box in Birmingham in freezing cold weather. The puppy was left by the canal and discovered by a passerby early on November 9. The man who discovered her was very concerned for her. He took her home and called the RSPCA. Inspector Mark Scargill,…
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10 NovemberLatest News
UK pets at risk as two-thirds of owners unaware of welfare needs
Only one in three pet owners (35 percent) are familiar with their pet’s legal welfare needs, reveals a coalition of veterinary organisations ahead of the tenth anniversary of the landmark Animal Welfare Acts (8 November). Despite over half of UK households owning a pet, findings from the veterinary charity PDSA…
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