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Report and accounts

Our 2024 annual Trustees’ report and accounts showcases the huge range of work we did to improve animals’ lives. The year 2024 marked a special moment in the world’s animal welfare journey – and in ours. In 1824, we formed the very first animal welfare charity, the SPCA, which later became the RSPCA. It was wonderful to be able to celebrate our two centuries of working for better lives for millions of animals, but our focus remained firmly on the future.

2024 highlights

We faced increasing pressure in 2024, tackling 61,000 reports of animals suffering cruelty and neglect. The cost-of-living crisis continued to bite, with more animals being abandoned. Climate change remained an issue for everyone. The general election put the brakes on promised animal welfare legislation. A record number of people joined our millions-strong movement for animal welfare, and we worked with communities where our reach wasn’t as strong as it could be.

We achieved this by: 

  • working with groups such as the 10,000 Black Intern Foundation to improve the diversity of our teams and to understand how we can better connect with all the communities we serve
  • protecting animals in local communities with free pet meals and pet care where needed
  • developing an environmental plan across our own operations and trialling EV vans for our Inspectorate
  • developing practical partnerships, for example working with Network Rail teams to empower them to protect animals on railway lines 
  • pushing for new laws and getting six across the line – including an end to live animal exports, a new crime of pet theft, and a requirement for social media sites to remove content encouraging animal cruelty 
  • working with professionals supporting individual young people who were reported to us as being at risk of harming animals
  • recruiting more animal rescue volunteers to support our Inspectorate
  • supporting 200,000+ people to help animals in need themselves by using our new online triage tool.

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There are lots of ways you can be part of our story and save animals’ lives.