The RSPCA Approved Farming Scheme Standards are developed and reviewed by RSPCA Australia’s science team. The standards are informed by animal welfa...
Stocking density, or the amount of space that can be utilised by birds, depends on the housing system and is influenced by factors such as bird age an...
No. Beak trimming – the partial removal of the tip of the beak – is sometimes referred to as ‘debeaking’, however at no time is the entire bea...
In addition to animal welfare improvements made through the RSPCA Approved Farming Scheme, the RSPCA also engages directly with industry, retailers, f...
The RSPCA works to improve meat chicken welfare in a number of ways, including directly with government and industry, education, and public advocacy. ...
Consumers are increasingly wanting to know that the products they are buying meet their expectations for animal welfare. In fact now 56% of Australian...
Australians are driving change for some of our country’s most intensively farmed animals, simply through their purchasing decisions. Companies who r...
The ways in which animals are slaughtered (killed for food) are different depending on the species. Find out more about the slaughter and killing of f...
Calves raised for veal usually grow up on specialist calf-rearing properties, where they are reared in groups in sheds (with access to the outdoors or...
Veal is the meat from young dairy, beef, or dairy-cross-beef calves. Male dairy or dairy-cross calves don’t produce milk, so they aren’t required ...
Raising non-replacement dairy calves for veal or beef, that would otherwise be considered a by-product of the dairy industry and destined for slaughte...
While the majority of Australian dairy cows spend most of the day on pasture, the RSPCA is concerned about welfare issues in the dairy industry, inclu...
