Maintaining good fish welfare by protecting farmed Atlantic salmon from predators, such as seals and sea birds is critical to the RSPCA Approved Farmi...
Aquaculture companies producing certified RSPCA Approved salmon in addition to meeting government regulations, must demonstrate ongoing compliance wit...
Salmon reared on farms by Producers that have RSPCA Approved certification swim in oxygen-rich water with plenty of space to swim effortlessly. Salmon...
Pigs reared on farms by Producers with the RSPCA Approved certification are housed in groups with a comfortable, dry area to rest with bedding. Pigs a...
Pigs raised in intensive indoor systems (including some sow stall-free) don’t have the ability to express natural behaviours, such as wallowing, for...
Turkeys reared by Producers on farms with the RSPCA Approved certification are provided with space and good lighting encouraging them to be active, qu...
Meat chickens and turkeys raised to the minimum legislative requirements spend their lives in barren, cramped, and dimly lit environments. Birds are d...
In Australia, meat chickens are not kept in cages. Most are raised in large, environmentally-controlled sheds and some also have daytime access to the...
The RSPCA Approved Farming Scheme Standards allow the use of antibiotics to treat disease – as suffering from disease is a poor welfare outcome,...
The RSPCA‘s detailed animal welfare Standard for Meat Chickens goes beyond legal requirements in Australia. The Standard provides farmers with a tan...
Meat chickens reared on farms by Producers with the RSPCA Approved certification are provided with enriched environments that mean they can perch, scr...
In the egg industry, the sex of day-old chicks is determined at the hatchery to determine if they are a rooster or a hen. As the primary role is egg p...
