Certified Products

When you see the RSPCA Approved logo you can be confident that these products have come from farms with good animal welfare. Use the chicken, pork, eggs, turkey, salmon and pet food tabs below to find out what brands have RSPCA Approved products.

What this means for animals

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    Meat Chickens

    Chickens on farms with RSPCA Approved certification have space to move, good lighting and quality litter floor covering. Encouraged to be active, birds can perch, dust bathe, peck and forage.

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    • Good indoor environment (because even free-range chickens spend most of their time indoors).
    • Brighter lighting during the day encourages chickens to be active and move about, while periods of complete darkness at night allow them to rest properly.
    • Perches and interesting objects to play with and peck at encourages activity and helps chickens build stronger muscles and bones.
    • Quality, well managed litter for chickens to scratch, peck and dust bathe and improves their leg and foot health.
    RSPCA Standards
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    Pigs

    Pigs on farms with RSPCA Approved certification have room to roam, forage, explore. They also have access to straw bedding for a comfortable, dry area to rest.

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    • Secluded places with quality bedding give sows a comfortable place to rest and build a nest for their young.
    • Space to move freely, so sows can forage, socialise, and wallow.
    • Sheltered housing with quality bedding gives weaned piglets a dry area to rest, play and maintain a comfortable temperature.
    • No painful husbandry procedures, such as teeth clipping, tail docking and surgical castration.
    • Pigs are not kept in cages or crates of any kind.
    RSPCA Standards
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    Layer Hens

    Hens on farms with RSPCA Approved certification have space to move. Birds can perch, dust bathe, forage and lay their eggs in secluded a nest.

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    • Safe and enclosed nests for hens to lay their eggs.
    • Perches to help hens feel safe and allow them to rest properly.
    • Quality, well managed litter for hens to scratch, peck and dust bathe to clean and maintain their feathers.
    • Space to move, stretch and flap their wings so hens can socialise with other hens and build stronger bones and muscles.
    • Hens are not kept in cages of any kind.
    RSPCA Standards
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    Turkeys

    Turkeys on farms with RSPCA Approved certification have space to move, good lighting and quality litter floor covering. Encouraged to be active, birds can perch, dust bathe, peck and forage.

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    • Brighter lighting during the day encourages turkeys to be active and move about, while period of complete darkness at night allow them to rest properly.
    • Perches and interesting objects to play with and peck encourages activity which helps turkeys build stronger muscles and bones.
    • Quality, well managed litter for turkeys to scratch, peck and dust bathe and improves their leg and foot health.
    • No painful husbandry procedures, such as toe trimming.
    RSPCA Standards
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    Salmon

    Salmon on farms with RSPCA Approved certification have space to swim effortlessly, can school with other fish, are handled in a low-stress manner and slaughtered humanely.

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    • Good management and husbandry help protect salmon from injury and disease.
    • Good stockpersonship with a focus on low-stress handling and animal welfare.
    • Managing water quality, including appropriate oxygen levels, temperature and stocking densities, so that salmon have an environment in which they can thrive.
    • Lower stocking densities means salmon can swim effortlessly and perform natural schooling behaviours.
    RSPCA Standards
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    Dairy Calves

    Calves on farms with RSPCA Approved certification have space to move, play and socialise. They have a quality and nutritious diet, proper bedding and access to the outdoors from 8 weeks of age.

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    • A nutritious diet, that includes good quality colostrum, prevents calves having mineral and vitamin deficiencies.
    • Feeding is done in a way that encourages suckling and chewing behaviours.
    • Space to move freely with other calves, so they can socialise and play.
    • Sheltered housing with quality bedding gives calves a dry area to rest, play and maintain a comfortable temperature.
    • Access to a paddock.
    • Good stockpersonship with a focus on low-stress handling and animal welfare.
    RSPCA Standards