- They have 330 inspectors, 80 animal welfare officers and 115 animal collection officers working to prevent cruelty and promote kindness to animals in England and Wales.
- In 2007, the Animal Welfare Act passed into law. For the first time, this law places a clear legal obligation on people to care properly for their animals. And the Act can also help RSPCA inspectors to prevent animal suffering by taking action earlier in cases of ongoing neglect.
- They have a network of around 170 RSPCA branches around England and Wales, and they work with many animal welfare organisations abroad through the international team.
- They have four RSPCA animal hospitals and five clinics to treat pets in need of preventative medicine or welfare treatments belonging to members of the public who can't afford private veterinary fees. They also have 37 clinics and 3 mobile clinics run by the charity itself.
- There are 17 regional animal centres across England and Wales that help people adopt pets and rehome more animals than any other organisation. They also have 40 animal re-homing centres run by the branches.
- They have 4 specialist RSPCA wildlife centres in England.
- They also work to improve the lives of millions of farm, laboratory and wild animals.
During 2009 the RSPCA...
-Rescued and collected 135,293 animals.
-Treated and helped 217,497 animals in their hospitals and clinics.
-Neutered 87,189 animals.
-Found new homes/released back into the wild 90,493 animals.
-Microchipped 73,791 animals.
-Investigated 141, 280 cruelty complaints.
-Secured 2,579 convictions by private prosecution to protect animals against those who break the law.
-The prosecution costs were £5,156,563.
The UK pet population...
-8million cats, in over 5.2 million households
-8 million dogs, in over 6 million households
-4.7 million households owning fish
-12 million non-domestic pets are kept in the UK
-1 in 2 households own a pet
This gives a small insight into the massive job the RSPCA have.
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