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How Britain’s oldest animal welfare charity became a byword for cruelty on an industrial scale.
My column on the RSPCA's astonishing betrayal of its principles. It now does more, in my view, to promote animal cruelty than to prevent it. Plus bonus🧵
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tenebrae's avatar tenebrae @tenebraex.bsky.social
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A venerable and trusted organization... For companion animals.

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Nicki Stephens 's avatar Nicki Stephens @nicki2910.bsky.social
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Astonishment doesn’t begin to describe what I am feeling right now. Listen to how the money talks.

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Shocking No wonder they are silent on the Calf that was rammed by the Cops In the past they would bring a Private Prosecution

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George Monbiot's avatar George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
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So, on the biggest animal welfare issue of all, industrial agriculture, the RSPCA not only fails utterly to campaign against the abuse of tens of millions of animals, but actually promotes and encourages it. What about the other big issues?

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Grant MacDonald 's avatar Grant MacDonald @hawkowl.bsky.social
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"RSPCA approved" only serves to ease the conscience of meat eaters.

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Allasse 's avatar Allasse @allasse.bsky.social
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Like all charities, it is really Capitalism playing both sides for profit. Millions of quid for absolutely nothing.

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