Our press releases
Our press releases provide quick access to key information on the latest RSPCA campaigns and animal welfare news and issues.
You can find our press releases from the past six months here, with the latest listed first.
If you have any further questions please contact our press office.
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Pioneering centre celebrates 50 years of rescue and rehoming
Monday, 17 June 2013
A centre famed across the world for its pioneering work in rescuing oiled birds and locally for finding new homes for pets celebrates its 50th anniversary next Friday (June 21).
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Baby polecat loses his mum on RSPCA wildlife centre doorstep
Monday, 17 June 2013
A baby polecat is in RSPCA care after found without his mum in a field in Somerset.
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Traders thought to own thousands of horses guilty of causing suffering
Friday, 14 June 2013
A south Wales man was today (14 June) found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering and failing to meet the needs of 27 horses. The verdict came a month after his two sons admitted offences relating to the same group of equines.
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87 cats found living in squalid conditions in three bedroom house
Tuesday, 11 June 2013
A mother and daughter who kept 87 cats, including a newborn kitten, in squalid conditions in a three-bedroom house have been banned from keeping all animals for 10 years.
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Man found guilty of keeping monkey in bird cage
Monday, 10 June 2013
A man who kept his pet squirrel monkey in his office has been banned from keeping all animals for two years.
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More Th>n names RSPCA as official charity partner
Monday 10 June 2013
MORE TH>N Pet Insurance today named RSPCA as its official charity and marked the partnership with a donation of £120,000.
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Staffordshire men admit hunting wildlife with dogs
Thursday 6 June 2013
Three men from Stoke have admitted hunting wildlife with their dogs at a Staffordshire beauty spot after they were caught with a fresh deer carcass in their van during a joint RSPCA and police operation.
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RSCA will fight on after vote on badger cull
Wednesday, 5 June 2013
The RSPCA has voted to continue its fight to stop the Government's planned cull of badgers after MPs voted narrowly against an opposition motion to reverse the Government's misguided strategy aimed at combating bovine TB.
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Baby blackbirds find themselves 300 miles from home
Tuesday 4 June 2013
An RSPCA centre is caring for four baby blackbirds who found themselves a long way from home after their nest travelled 300 miles on the back of a trailer being towed by a car.
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Tuesday, 4 June 2013
There will be a debate in the House of Commons tomorrow (Wednesday 8 June) about the controversial plans to kill thousands of badgers - which could be starting at any time from now.
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Friday 31 May 2013
On the eve of a potentially devastating badger cull, Team Badger has published a report exposing the myths which underpin these misguided plans.
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Snap to it - time for young animal lovers to get their cameras out
Tuesday, 28 May 2013
The RSPCA today (Tuesday May 28) launches its annual competition for budding young snappers to showcase their best images of animals.
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Look before you strim, says RSPCA
Wednesday 22 May 2013
The RSPCA is warning gardeners to tread carefully to avoid harming the wildlife which may be living in their gardens.
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Tuesday, 21 May 2013
Rock star and RSPCA vice-president Dr Brian May is to speak at a public meeting in Dorchester this Friday to oppose plans to kill thousands of badgers in England.
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Badgers snared just outside their front door
Friday, 17 May 2013
The RSPCA is appealing for information after one badger was killed and another seriously injured by snares set up at the entrance to their sett.
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RSPCA backs Commons Committee report on dog control
Thursday, 16 May 2013
David Bowles, the RSPCA’s head of public affairs, said: “The RSPCA has tirelessly lobbied successive Governments to introduce a consolidated Act to legislate on dog control and dog breeding, and are delighted to see that MPs in the EFRA Select Committee share our view.
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Orphaned baby badgers rescued and weaned back to health
Thursday, 16 May 2013
An RSPCA centre is looking after four orphaned badger cubs too little to survive without help.
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RSPCA seeks permission to get in Dover to monitor live exports
Tuesday, 14 May 2013
The RSPCA is calling on the people of Dover to support them in a bid for RSPCA inspectors to be allowed into the port to monitor live exports.
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Friday, 10 May 2013
The RSPCA will today open a new in-store RSPCA adoption centre (Friday 10 May 2013) in the Pets at Home store in Friern Barnet.
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Pioneering RSPCA youth scheme wins award
Friday, 03 May 2013
A pioneering RSPCA scheme which uses wildlife and the great outdoors to improve the lives of disadvantaged young parents has won an award.
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Live exports resume from Dover but no permission for RSPCA at port
Thursday, 02 May 2013
Live exports have resumed from the Port of Dover in Kent this morning but RSPCA inspectors have not been granted permission to enter the port.
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Shocking report shows RSPCA fighting major animal cruelty crisis
Tuesday, 30 April 2013
Convictions for animal neglect and cruelty rose by nearly 34 per cent in 2012, a new RSPCA report reveals.
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Wednesday, 24 April 2013
The rarest of the oiled birds rescued and cared for by the RSPCA was the first to be released back to the sea yesterday (Tuesday 23 April 2013).
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RSPCA marks World Day for Laboratory Animals
Wednesday, 24 April 2013
The RSPCA is marking World Day for Laboratory Animals (24 April) by challenging the Government and scientists to prove that they are genuinely committed to effective regulation of animal experiments and to reducing the use and suffering of animals.
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Tuesday, 23 April 2013
Pioneering local authorities and housing providers that offer outstanding animal welfare services are being invited to enter a prestigious RSPCA awards scheme.
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The mystery of Macavity
Tuesday, 23 April 2013
In a case that would be the bafflement of Scotland Yard, RSPCA staff were left scratching their heads after a tiny kitten was discovered stuck between the wall cavity of a first floor flat, with no indication of how he got there – or how he managed to survive so long.
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Brian May meets Somerset residents to fight the badger cull
Monday, 22 April 2013
Somerset residents were out in force at the weekend to join Team Badger campaigners including rock star Dr Brian May to protest impending plans to kill thousands of badgers in England.
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Freedom Food pork sales are up
Friday, 19 April 2013
Freedom Food today announced an increase in pork for the third year running
which means that availability of Freedom Food labelled pork is at its highest ever level.
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RSPB, RSPCA and the Wildlife Trusts stick together in call for a ban
Friday, 19 April 2013
Three leading wildlife organisations have joined together to call for the ban on the discharge of a substance which has killed hundreds of seabirds.
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RSPCA bravery award for terrier who saved owner from a fire in Bristol
Wednesday, 17 April 2013
The RSPCA is recognising the bravery and persistence of a terrier who saved the life of her elderly owner when she did not realise her bed was on fire.
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Wednesday, 17 April 2013
Rock star and RSPCA supporter Dr Brian May is to speak at a public meeting this Saturday (April 22) to oppose plans to kill thousands of badgers in England.
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Campaigners welcome draft legislation to ban wild animal circuses
Tuesday, 16 April 2013
The Born Free Foundation, British Veterinary Association, Captive Animals’ Protection Society and the RSPCA today welcomed the Government’s draft legislation to ban the use of wild animals in circuses in England, to be implemented in 2015.
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Tuesday, 16 April 2013
The RSPCA are calling for an investigation after a pollution spill harmed hundreds of seabirds for the second time in just two months.
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Tuesday, 16 April 2013
The RSPCA is appalled and horrified by the levels of animal suffering revealed in undercover footage of animal experiments at a leading UK university, and is supporting calls for an independent inquiry.
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Sunday, 14 April 2013
The RSPCA’s West Hatch wildlife centre in Taunton is working flat out to look after more than 60 of the oiled birds caught in the latest pollution incident in the English Channel.
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