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RSPCA Animal Welfare Philosophy &
Policies
Origin
�Th
e m
od
ern
an
ima
l we
lfa
re m
ov
em
en
t a
rose
fro
m t
he
gre
at
soc
ial r
efo
rm m
ov
em
en
t in
th
e U
nite
d K
ing
do
m
wh
ich
be
ga
n in
th
e la
te 1
8th
Ce
ntu
ry.
�A
ke
y f
ac
tor
pre
cip
ita
tin
g t
he
re
form
wa
sin
du
stria
lisa
tio
n,
the
co
nse
qu
en
t sh
ift
of
hu
ma
n p
op
ula
tio
ns
to m
ajo
r c
itie
s
an
d t
he
so
cia
l pro
ble
ms
this
ca
use
d.
�Th
e li
nk b
etw
ee
n c
rue
lty t
o c
hild
ren
an
d a
nim
als
wa
s
em
ph
asi
sed
.
�Th
ere
wa
s a
lso
th
ep
hili
sop
hic
ali
de
a t
ha
t th
e w
orld
did
no
t h
av
e t
o b
e a
cru
el a
nd
un
ca
rin
g p
lac
e, th
at
it c
ou
ld
be
co
me
pa
rt o
f a
mo
re lo
vin
g u
niv
ers
e.
The
se r
efo
rms
saw
am
on
gst
oth
er
thin
gs:
•William Wilberforce and the abolition of slavery
•Lord Shaftsbury and the prevention of cruelty to children
•Wilberforce, and Richard Martin and the prevention of cruelty toanimals
•Arthur Broome and Martin and the foundation of the RSPCA movement
•Elizabeth Fry and prison reform
•Florence Nightingale and the revolution in nursing
•Robert Peel and his police force
•Lord Cadbury and his model village demonstrating that workers need
not live and die in unsanitary slums
•General Booth and the Salvation Army, and
•Baron Pierre De Coubertinwhose modern Olympics was really about
ending war by promoting international understanding.
�Th
e d
riv
er
tha
t le
d t
o t
he
pa
ssa
ge
of
the
Bill
to
pre
ve
nt
cru
el a
nd
imp
rop
er
tre
atm
en
t o
f c
att
le in
18
22 w
as
the
cru
elty m
ete
d o
ut
to h
ors
es
an
d d
rau
gh
t a
nim
als
�Th
e d
riv
er
wh
ich
led
to
th
e f
orm
atio
n o
f th
e R
SP
CA
in 1
824
wa
s th
e in
ab
ility
of
the
po
lice
to
en
forc
e t
he
law
.
�C
rue
lty t
o h
ors
es
wa
s th
e f
ac
tor
tha
t le
d t
o t
he
fou
nd
atio
n o
f R
SP
CA
Vic
toria
in 1
871
.
RSPCA Philosophy
�W
ilbe
rfo
rce
firm
ly b
elie
ve
d in
th
e n
atu
ral o
rde
r. H
e
ag
ree
d w
ith
th
e e
dic
t o
f th
e B
oo
k o
f G
en
esi
s th
at
“m
an
ha
d d
om
inio
n o
ve
r c
rea
tio
n”
bu
t in
sist
ed
th
at
an
y u
se o
f
an
ima
ls b
e ju
stifie
d a
nd
hu
ma
ne
.
�D
esp
ite
co
nsi
ste
nt
an
d c
lea
r d
ictio
na
ry d
efin
itio
ns
of
“ju
stifie
d”
an
d “
hu
ma
ne
”th
is W
ilbe
rfo
rce
dic
tum
ha
s
rem
ain
ed
th
e s
tic
kin
g p
oin
t b
etw
ee
n a
nim
al u
sers
an
d
an
ima
lwe
lfa
rist
s.
�Th
e p
olit
icia
n R
ich
ard
Ma
rtin
insi
ste
d t
ha
t th
e n
ew
RSP
CA
sho
uld
no
t b
ec
om
e k
no
wn
as
a p
rose
cu
tin
g s
oc
iety
, b
ut
its
prim
e a
im s
ho
uld
be
to
“a
lte
r th
e m
ora
l fe
elin
gs
of
the
co
un
try”
�Th
e O
bje
ctiv
es
of
the
ne
w R
SP
CA
, fo
un
de
d in
18
24
, w
ere
to:
�Enforce the anti-cruelty legislation
�Seek amendment to the legislation
�Create and sustain an intelligent public opinion regarding cruelty to
animals.
�To
wh
ich
oth
er
Ob
jec
tiv
es,
su
ch
as
the
est
ab
lish
me
nt
of
an
ima
l sh
elte
rs a
nd
ve
terin
ary
clin
ics
ha
ve
be
en
ad
de
d in
mo
re r
ec
en
t tim
es.
�Th
e O
bje
ctiv
es
of
the
RSP
CA
in A
ust
ralia
diffe
r lit
tle
fro
m
the
RSP
CA
UK
.
�Th
e R
SP
CA
be
liev
es
tha
t th
e Five Freedoms of Animals is
a
use
ful g
uid
e t
o ju
dg
ing
wh
eth
er
the
use
of
an
an
ima
l is
just
ifie
d a
nd
hu
ma
ne
RSPCA in Australia
�Th
e R
SP
CA
are
ind
ep
en
de
nt
Sta
te a
nd
Te
rrito
ry r
un
org
an
isa
tio
ns.
A
ll a
nti-
cru
elty le
gis
latio
n is
a S
tate
leg
al
jurisd
ictio
n. Th
e R
SP
CA
in e
ac
h s
tate
an
d t
err
ito
ry
ma
inta
ins
on
e o
f th
e in
spe
cto
rate
s th
at
en
forc
es
this
leg
isla
tio
n.
�R
SP
CA
Au
stra
lia is
a F
ed
era
tio
n o
f a
ll Sta
te R
SP
CA
s. It
prin
cip
ally
op
era
tes
to d
ire
ct
an
d d
ev
elo
p n
atio
na
l po
licy
an
d r
ep
rese
nt
the
So
cie
tie
s in
tere
sts
at
a F
ed
era
l le
ve
l.
�In
tern
atio
na
lly, R
SP
CA
Au
stra
lia is
re
pre
sen
ted
on
th
e
Bo
ard
of
the
Wo
rld
So
cie
ty f
or
the
Pro
tec
tio
n o
f A
nim
als
(WSP
A).
RSPCA Victoria Modus Operandi
�Th
e R
SP
CA
is a
co
mm
un
ity-b
ase
d N
GO
inc
orp
ora
ted
as
a
Co
mp
an
y li
mite
d b
y g
ua
ran
tee
.
�A
ma
jor
driv
er
for
all
RSP
CA
ac
tiv
ity is
co
mm
un
ity o
pin
ion
.
The
re is
a c
om
ple
x a
nd
eff
icie
nt
syst
em
of
asc
ert
ain
ing
suc
h o
pin
ion
.
�R
SP
CA
str
ate
gy a
nd
ge
ne
ral S
oc
iety
po
licy is
de
ve
lop
ed
an
d a
do
pte
d b
y a
Bo
ard
of
ho
no
rary
Dire
cto
rs.
�R
SP
CA
An
ima
l W
elfa
re p
olic
y is
de
ve
lop
ed
an
d a
do
pte
d
(un
an
imo
usl
y)
by t
he
RSP
CA
Na
tio
na
l Co
un
cil
an
d
pu
blis
he
d a
nn
ua
lly.
�A
se
rie
s o
f B
oa
rd c
om
mitte
es
co
mp
ose
d o
f B
oa
rd a
nd
sta
ff m
em
be
rs a
nd
gu
est
s d
ev
elo
ps
all
stra
teg
y a
nd
po
licy r
ec
om
me
nd
atio
ns.
�M
an
ag
em
en
t o
f th
e R
SP
CA
is b
y p
aid
qu
alif
ied
sta
ff
he
ad
ed
by a
CEO
�Th
e R
SP
CA
In
spe
cto
rate
is m
an
ag
ed
ind
ep
en
de
ntly o
f
the
Bo
ard
. Th
e in
spe
cto
rate
is t
rain
ed
an
d o
pe
rate
s u
nd
er
the
PO
CTA
Ac
t a
nd
MO
Us
with
th
e D
PI a
nd
Vic
toria
po
lice
.
�Th
e In
spe
cto
rate
ac
tiv
ity is
ov
ers
ee
n b
y t
he
Sta
te
Om
bu
dsm
an
an
d F
OI a
pp
lies.
�A
ll p
olit
ica
l eff
ort
an
d a
dv
oc
ac
y o
f th
e R
SP
CA
is a
ime
d a
t
att
ain
ing
RSP
CA
po
licy, b
ut
with
no
tim
e li
mits
imp
ose
d
co
ntin
ua
l in
cre
me
nta
l im
pro
ve
me
nt
is a
cc
ep
ted
.
�A
s p
art
of
ou
r c
om
mitm
en
t to
ga
in in
cre
me
nta
l
imp
rov
em
en
ts in
an
ima
l we
lfa
re R
SP
CA
pa
rtic
ipa
tes
in
nu
me
rou
sc
om
mitte
ess
tha
t re
vie
w le
gis
latio
n a
nd
Co
de
s
of
Pra
ctic
e.
�Th
e R
SP
CA
co
ntin
ua
lly lo
bb
ies
go
ve
rnm
en
t a
nd
th
e
pu
blic
se
rvic
e o
n c
urr
en
t is
sue
s.
�Th
e R
SP
CA
ac
ce
pts
nu
me
rou
s in
vita
tio
ns
to jo
in
co
mm
itte
es
or
ad
dre
ss g
rou
ps
reg
ard
less
of
RSP
CA
po
licy
on
th
e is
sue
s to
be
de
ba
ted
.
�Th
e R
SP
CA
co
nd
uc
ts s
em
ina
rs o
r a
wa
ren
ess
ca
mp
aig
ns
on
issu
es
as
req
uire
d.
�Th
e R
SP
CA
ed
uc
atio
n s
erv
ice
is n
ot
limite
d t
o s
ch
oo
l
ch
ildre
n, b
ut
en
ga
ge
s a
ll a
ge
s in
clu
din
g c
om
mu
nity a
nd
spe
cia
l in
tere
st g
rou
ps.
�A
ma
jor
an
ima
l sh
elte
r is
ru
n f
rom
RSP
CA
HQ
an
d a
t 10
oth
er
reg
ion
al s
ite
s in
Vic
toria
.
�Th
e s
tra
p-lin
e o
f th
e R
SP
CA
log
o d
ec
lare
s th
e S
oc
iety
to
be
For All Creatures Great and Small.
Wo
rk p
rio
ritie
s m
ust
be
se
t t
o h
on
ou
r su
ch
a c
om
mitm
en
t
�P
rio
rity
se
ttin
g is
de
sig
ne
d t
o e
nsu
re s
atisf
ac
tory
ou
tco
me
s
in a
tta
inin
g R
SP
CA
Ob
jec
tiv
es,
pa
rtic
ula
rly la
w
en
forc
em
en
t, la
w a
me
nd
me
nt,
an
d c
om
mu
nity
ed
uc
atio
n t
o e
nsu
re t
he
hu
ma
ne
ma
na
ge
me
nt
of
all
spe
cie
s.
�V
icto
ria
ha
s la
rge
ly le
d t
he
wa
y in
cre
atin
g a
we
ll tr
ain
ed
an
d c
om
pe
ten
t a
nti-c
rue
lty In
spe
cto
rate
.M
OU
sw
ith
th
e
DP
I a
nd
Vic
toria
po
lice
ha
ve
gre
atly a
ssis
ted
. O
the
r Sta
tes
an
d T
err
ito
rie
s a
re w
ell
be
hin
d in
th
is r
eg
ard
.
RSPCA Priorities
�Th
e d
ev
elo
pm
en
t o
f a
nti-c
rue
lty la
w h
as
be
en
ve
ry s
low
.
Pa
rt 3
of
the
Po
lice
Off
en
ce
s A
ct
de
fin
ed
an
ima
l cru
elty
as
“th
e in
flic
tio
n o
f p
ain
or
suff
erin
g o
n a
n a
nim
al w
hic
h
be
ca
use
of
its
typ
e o
r its
de
gre
e is
un
ac
ce
pta
ble
”
�A
sta
nd
-alo
ne
“P
rote
ctio
n o
f A
nim
als
Ac
t”d
id n
ot
ap
pe
ar
un
til 1
96
6 a
nd
wa
s la
ter
am
en
de
d in
19
80 t
o m
ake
wa
y
for
“st
atu
tory
cru
eltie
s”a
nd
th
e in
tro
du
ctio
n o
f C
od
es
of
Pra
ctic
e.
�Th
e 1
96
6 a
me
nd
ed
Ac
t w
as
co
nso
lida
ted
in 1
986
an
d
reb
ad
ge
dth
e P
rev
en
tio
n o
f C
rue
lty t
o A
nim
als
Ac
t a
nd
ha
s b
ee
n a
me
nd
ed
fre
qu
en
tly s
inc
e b
ec
au
se o
f c
ou
rt
de
cis
ion
s, n
ee
d t
o f
urt
he
r d
efin
e in
spe
cto
rate
po
we
rs, o
r
ch
an
ge
d c
om
mu
nity a
ttitu
de
s.
�Th
e w
elfa
re o
utc
om
es
for
ind
ivid
ua
l an
ima
ls a
re ju
st a
s
imp
ort
an
t to
th
e R
SP
CA
as
tho
se r
eq
uire
d f
or
larg
e g
rou
ps
of
an
ima
ls in
larg
e s
ca
le o
pe
ratio
ns.
Production Animal Priorities
�Is
sue
s re
ga
rdin
g t
he
hu
ma
ne
ma
na
ge
me
nt
of
inte
nsi
ve
ly
ke
pt
farm
an
ima
ls r
em
ain
s a
hig
h p
rio
rity
be
ca
use
litt
le
ha
s b
ee
n r
eso
lve
d s
inc
e t
he
Bra
mb
ell
Re
po
rt a
nd
rec
om
me
nd
atio
ns
(19
65
).
�N
ew
co
nc
ern
s o
ve
r th
e t
rea
tme
nt
of
an
ima
ls in
th
e
inte
nsi
ve
ind
ust
rie
s is
no
t b
ein
g d
riv
en
so
lely
by a
nim
al
we
lfa
re c
on
sid
era
tio
ns,
bu
t c
om
mu
nity c
on
ce
rns
reg
ard
ing
prin
cip
ally
fo
od
sa
fety
.
�H
um
an
e m
an
ag
em
en
t fo
r e
xte
nsi
ve
ly k
ep
t fa
rm a
nim
als
is a
gro
win
g p
rio
rity
with
qu
ite
va
ria
ble
re
spo
nse
s to
co
nc
ern
s fr
om
th
e in
du
strie
s.
�H
um
an
e lo
ng
dis
tan
ce
tra
nsp
ort
an
d s
lau
gh
ter
issu
es
are
ga
inin
g m
om
en
tum
Particular Issues of Concern
�H
usb
an
dry
pro
ce
du
res
be
ing
un
de
rta
ke
n w
ith
ou
t
an
ala
ge
sia
by n
on
ac
cre
dite
d p
rac
titio
ne
rs (
ca
stra
tio
n,
tee
th c
lipp
ing
, d
isb
ud
din
g/d
eh
orin
g, ta
il d
oc
kin
g,
mu
lesi
ng
,la
pra
sco
pic
AI)
.
�C
on
fin
me
nt
of
an
ima
ls in
un
suita
ble
ba
rre
n e
nv
iro
nm
en
ts
(so
w s
talls
& c
rate
s, b
att
ery
ca
ge
s, s
ing
le p
en
nin
g o
f
she
ep
).
�Tr
an
spo
rt o
f a
nim
als
with
po
or
we
lfa
re o
utc
om
es
(bo
bb
y
ca
lve
s, li
ve
exp
ort
fo
r sl
au
gh
ter)
.
�In
ten
siv
e in
du
strie
s: p
oo
r in
spe
ctio
n r
eg
ime
s, s
toc
kin
g
de
nsi
tie
s.
National Welfare Standards
�R
SP
CA
is g
rea
tly c
on
ce
rne
d w
ith
th
e d
ev
elo
pm
en
t o
f th
e
pro
po
sed
Na
tio
na
l W
elfa
re S
tan
da
rds
to r
ep
lac
e
un
en
forc
ea
ble
Co
de
s o
f P
rac
tic
e. W
ith
re
spe
ct
to t
he
pro
po
sed
Na
tio
na
l Sta
nd
ard
s a
nd
Gu
ide
line
s fo
r La
nd
Tra
nsp
ort
of
An
ima
ls.
�Timelines are unrealistic and there is a lack of due process.
�The mechanismfor determining minimum standards is not soundly
based.
�Level of welfare outcomes that will be achieved is doubted.
�It appears that there will be more unenforceable guidelines than
enforceable standards.
�Legislation underpinning standards has not been sufficiently
developed to support the enforcement of national standards.
�The commitment of the States and Territories to introduce similar
legislation to enforce the standards is in doubt.
Other Animal Welfare Priorities
�Eu
tha
na
sia
of
tho
usa
nd
s o
f h
ea
lth
yso
cia
lise
dc
ats
ev
ery
ye
ar
du
e t
o o
ve
rsu
pp
ly.
�N
ee
d f
or
ma
nd
ato
ry d
ese
xin
g o
f c
om
pa
nio
n (
pe
t)
an
ima
ls.
�H
un
tin
g o
f d
uc
ks
an
d o
the
r a
nim
als
fo
r sp
ort
.
�A
nim
als
use
d f
or
rod
eo
, ju
mp
s ra
cin
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