Protecting animals from cruelty and harm and providing safe new homes for them.
We are passionate about animals and want to provide them a safe and secure environment.
We believe that no animal should have to suffer.
With your help, we help home thousands of animals each year.
Improving animal welfare in your area.
Your contributions help the RSPCA make a differance.
Ensuring that those who abuse animals are dealt with appropriately
Prevention is the ultimate aim. In an ideal world no animal would suffer in the first place, so we put a lot of effort into preventing cruelty wherever possible. The RSPCA connects with as many people as possible in the following ways.
We feel that the key to stopping animal cruelty is to educate individuals on the unnecessary damage that animal cruelty deals to the animal and themselves.
Interactive resources provided by the National RSPCA
Developed in association with youth offending teams, Breaking the chain is a dynamic interactive resource that compels young people to consider what happens when people are cruel to animals. It helps them develop empathy, understand that actions have consequences and learn how to avoid animal cruelty.
A free primary interactive resource for KS1 and 2 Animals and us is linked to the English and Welsh national curricula. It's a visually stimulating resource for interactive whiteboard or PC, that can be viewed in either English or Welsh.
A free secondary science interactive resource Science, ethics and animals is linked to GCSE science. The Ethics court and Value of life activities (each available in both English and Welsh) are designed to stimulate ethical debate and scientific research, and aim to get students thinking about the way we interact with, value and use animals in our daily lives.
Where we can, we offer reduced cost veterinary services to pet owners on low incomes to make veterinary care affordable.
The main purpose of our veterinary work is to encourage responsible pet ownership by offering services such as neutering to prevent more unwanted animals.
The RSPCA also operate a PetRetreat service which provides advice and pet fostering for families fleeing domestic abuse.
At a national level, the RSPCA also petitions for legal enforcement of animal protection laws and, when necessary will prosecute. At the branch level, we are only involved in the prevention of cruelty and do not pursue prosecutions although we will escalate incidents up to the national level if we feel that prosecution is the only solution.