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13 October 2022 Higher Welfare Farming

Farming to the RSPCA’s Standards

Today, October 14 is World Standards Day. It’s a day which celebrates the collaborative efforts of experts worldwide who develop standards – standards which can...
4 October 2022 Pigs

From snout to tail: What to know about pig welfare 

Curious and clever, pigs are certainly remarkable animals. Many Australians appear to agree, taking an interest in pig welfare by, for example, choosing to look for...
30 September 2022 Higher Welfare Farming

Highlighting RSPCA Approved’s impact on world farm animals day

Sunday 2 October is World Farm Animals Day. Here at the RSPCA, this is an opportunity to reflect on all of the ways in which...
22 September 2022 Higher Welfare Farming

Better welfare in sight for poultry

In good news, and after seven long years in development, Australia’s Poultry Standards and Guidelines have been published and they include some welcome (and long...
4 September 2022 Grocery Buying

Subway Meats – doing their part for meat chicken welfare 

Coming from humble beginnings in Adelaide’s central markets, Subway Meats has been supplying fine meats to Adelaide and Australia since 1977 and is one of...
30 August 2022 Eggs

Barn-laid eggs: what are they all about?

There’s been a lot of talk lately about eggs and layer hen welfare. And no wonder, with approximately 5.3 million hens in Australia still confined...
10 August 2022 Grocery Buying

How to choose higher welfare, no matter your budget!

With the cost of living on the rise, a trip to the supermarket is making a bigger dent in the budget of many Australians. It’s...
26 July 2022 Higher Welfare Farming

Ingham’s Committed to Meat Chicken Welfare

Ingham’s is a proud producer of RSPCA Approved chicken and being the largest integrated poultry producer across Australia and New Zealand, the company meeting the...
8 July 2022 Higher Welfare Farming

Spotlight on our RSPCA Assessors

It takes a team of dedicated individuals to keep the many parts of the RSPCA Approved Farming Scheme running; both in our office, and on...
14 June 2022 Higher Welfare Farming

What is Responsible Sourcing?

Australians want to know if the businesses they engage with operate in ways that align with their values. And, we know Australians care about farm...
8 June 2022 Pigs

Pork Labelling: How to Choose Higher-Welfare Pork

Being an educated consumer and choosing higher-welfare products is just one way in which Australians can improve conditions for farm animals and support farmers raising...
2 June 2022 Meat Chickens

Making Sense of Labels: How to Shop for Higher-Welfare Chicken

In Australia and around the world, meat chickens (also known as broilers) are one of the most intensively farmed animals, both in terms of the...

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