The nature of beef and lamb farming in Australia means that animals generally aren’t affected by the same welfare concerns related to behavioural re...
Australian lamb and beef products come from animals born and raised outdoors, so yes, they can be called free range. Some sheep and cattle may have be...
Due to the current environmental conditions and risk of poor welfare outcomes for fish, the RSPCA’s standards currently don’t permit, farming of s...
Bean bags, scare caps, electronic seal scarers and pingers are not permitted under the RSPCA Approved Farming Scheme Standard – farmed Atlantic salm...
Yes. Aquaculture companies participating in the Scheme in addition to meeting government regulations, must demonstrate ongoing compliance with a recog...
Aquaculture is an alternative to fishing in the wild and accounts for around half of all global fish production. Seafood is the fourth most consumed m...
...
Unfortunately, finding higher welfare bacon is really hard right now and finding RSPCA Approved bacon is impossible. Here’s why and what you can ...
‘Bred free-range’ and ‘outdoor bred’ refer to products from pigs (pork, bacon, ham) that were born in a free-range environment before being ra...
Sow-stall free, while a very positive first step, isn’t always a guarantee of good welfare. In sow-stall free systems, pigs can still be kept in bar...
Pigs raised in intensive indoor systems (including sow-stall free) don’t have the ability to express natural behaviours, such as foraging and nestin...
