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The 200-year-old Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the oldest such charity in the world, is under fire for endorsing welfare standards on RSPCA Assured farms investigated by Animal Rising activists. More than 40 of these farms, the group alleges, contain dead or dying animals existing in…

As it celebrates 200 years, the RSPCA is helping endorse indefensible abuse in factory farms, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Ministers hope the scheme will reunite thousands of lost pets with their owners and deter theft

Emergency accommodation helps those fleeing violence – but few will accept animals

A lawyer who prosecutes animal cruelty offences is probing a link to domestic violence offences, as inspectors investigate increasingly severe cases.

The current facility is bursting at the seams, staff say.

Around 300 dog owners took a stroll with their four-legged pals.