YOU may be surprised to know that more than 900 million animals are farmed for food each year in the UK — that’s about 56 times the number of pet dogs and cats in this country.
Many of these farm animals are kept in conditions that the RSPCA thinks are unacceptable.
In fact, the RSPCA has been fighting for farm animals for 190 years. We were founded after witnessing cruelty at Smithfield market.
That is why in the RSPCA’s Farm Animal Week we will be raising awareness of the cramped conditions in which millions of farm animals spend their lives. But we can’t do this alone.
So please, think animal welfare — especially now during Farm Animal Week. Your support is hugely appreciated.
Dr Julia Wrathall, RSPCA head of farm animal welfare.
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