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RSPCA’s higher-welfare farm animal certification program has been operating for over 30 years and during this time we’ve improved the lives of more than five...
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2 March 2026 RSPCA Certified

A new era for RSPCA Australia’s farm animal welfare program

RSPCA’s higher-welfare farm animal certification program has been operating for over 30 years and during this time we’ve improved the lives of more than five...
17 December 2024 Grocery Buying

Deck the Halls with Higher-Welfare Celebrations 

With the holiday season fast approaching, many of us are in the middle of plans to celebrate with family and friends. Whether it’s roast lunch,...
12 December 2024 Higher Welfare Farming

Talking Turkey about Higher Welfare at ALDI 

In great news for Australians looking for higher-welfare options for this year’s Christmas spread, for the first time ALDI’s seasonal offering includes fresh whole RSPCA...
26 November 2024 Higher Welfare Farming

How You Can Support Pig Welfare this Holiday Season

With the holiday season almost upon on us, many Australians are planning their seasonal celebrations and for some, ham and pork form part of the...
19 September 2024 Higher Welfare Farming

The Family-Owned Business Prioritising the Needs of Inquisitive Birds 

Have you ever wondered what it means for a meat chicken to have a better quality of life? The RSPCA Standard for Meat Chickens includes...
13 August 2024 Grocery Buying

Hazeldenes Long Standing Commitment to Higher Welfare

At RSPCA approved, we work closely with producers to ensure better animal welfare on farm in order to create change and improvements within farming industries....
An illustration of assessors with a layer hen perching and a pig in hay
30 July 2024 Higher Welfare Farming

Behind the Scenes: The Vital Role of RSPCA Assessors

RSPCA approved has an important role in improving the welfare of farm animals through detailed standards for housing and husbandry. We do this by working...
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9 July 2024 Cattle

What Are Non-Replacement Dairy Calves, and What Can We Do About Their Welfare?

When you reach for a glass of milk or piece of cheese, have you ever taken a moment to think about how these items made...
Three images of free range chickens
30 April 2024 Grocery Buying

The Free Ranger: Improving Meat Chicken Welfare on the Range

Here at RSCPA approved, one of the ways we create change and improvements within farming industries is by working closely with producers to ensure better...
Three close up images of animals facing towards the camera. The three images are a meat chicken, a pig and a turkey. The meat chicken has their head turned over the right of their body looking towards the camera. The pig is standing slightly in front of other pigs in a nest of hay. The turkey is in a field of grass with blue sky, peering curiously into the camera lens,with other turkeys behind them.
27 March 2024 Higher Welfare Farming

Building Trust for Better Animal Welfare Outcomes

Did you know that for farms to achieve RSCPA approved certification, they are regularly assessed by specially trained RSCPA assessors? This is to ensure producers continue...
An illustration of women who work in the agriculture and farm animal field. The text on a banner in front of the women says "Women in Agriculture".
8 March 2024 Higher Welfare Farming

Championing Higher Welfare; the Women Leading the Way

This International Women’s Day we’re celebrating the milestones of women working in agriculture toward a future of higher-welfare farming. Pushing for a better quality of...
A meat chicken resting on a perch
20 February 2024 Grocery Buying

The Iconic Brand Delivering on Higher-Welfare

Etched in our minds from a young age, certain brands that featured as pantry staples now evoke memories of our childhoods. To Know the Story...

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