Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

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The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals , abbreviated RSPCA or 1824-1840 SPCA ( English Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ) is an animal welfare organization in England and Wales . The RSPCA is the oldest and largest animal welfare organization in the world and one of the largest charitable organizations in Great Britain . The organization's patron is Queen Elizabeth II .

The RSPCA is fully funded by donations and receives approximately £ 110 million annually.

history

The RSPCA was founded in 1824 as the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SCPA) by a group of 22 reformers under the name SPCA, whose leading figures were MPs Richard Martin and William Wilberforce , and Pastor Arthur Broome . The group's goal at the time was to support the Richard Martin's Act . This law was passed in the British Parliament on July 22nd, 1822 and prohibited the abuse of farm animals.

In 1840 Queen Victoria became the organization's patron, which enabled the organization to introduce the prefix Royal to their title. In the following years the number of women in the organization grew steadily. In 1850 it was 50 percent of all members, in 1900 it was 69 percent.

Since the founding of the RSPCA in England, further branches of the organization have emerged in the USA (the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ), in Australia (the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Australia ) and in New Zealand (the Royal New Zealand Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ).

organization

The RSPCA is a registered donation organization that does not receive any financial support from the state. Annual expenditure in 2006 was £ 95.5 million.

The RSPCA has made it its goal to prevent the abuse of animals as well as to reduce animal suffering.

Working method

The RSCPA operates a number of websites that refer homeless animals to new owners. In some cases it comes to euthanasia of non-communicable or very sick animals. The organization also operates animal clinics and animal collection centers. In order to uncover cases of animal abuse, the RSCPA employs inspectors who work with the local police and have received special training.

criticism

In early 2009, the RSPCA was criticized by the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA) for accepting donations in Scotland that were actually due to the SSPCA.

See also

Web links

Commons : Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Donation page of the RSCPA RSCPA, accessed on July 16, 2009
  2. ↑ Via the RSPCA RSCPA, Retrieved July 17, 2009
  3. ↑ Finances of the RSCPA GuideStar, accessed July 17, 2009
  4. ^ Emily Gaarder: Women and the Animal Rights Movement . Rutgers University Press, 2011, ISBN 978-0-8135-4967-5 , pp. 7 .
  5. ^ Animal groups in bitter cash row, BBC News, Jan. 3, 2009