21 March 2018
What's Wrong with the Battery Cage for Layer Hens?
The animal welfare science is clear. Keeping layer hens in battery cages causes them to suffer because they are not able to exhibit their natural behaviours.
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20 March 2018
Animal Welfare and Control of Invasive Species
Many landholders in WA experience significant problems associated with introduced animals and some native animals that are viewed as ‘pests’ because of their adverse impacts on human activities and the health of the environment.
20 March 2018
Mulesing, Castrating, Tail Docking and Pain Relief - New Options in the Pipeline
The most up to date information on pain relief and mulesing can be found in the WA Sheep Producer Survey 2014 and comes from a survey of 4,910 WA sheep producers by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (formerly DAFWA).
20 March 2018
Live Export Standards Review
The Australian Standards for the Export of Livestock (ASEL) are currently under review and RSPCA has high expectations better animal welfare will be the result.
20 March 2018
RSPCA Australia and RSPCA WA
From time to time, we’re asked about the relationship between RSPCA WA and RSPCA Australia. So, here is a brief snapshot of who we are and how we work together.
20 March 2018
FAQ: RSPCA's Approved Farming Scheme
Producers often ask about the RSPCA Approved Farming Scheme. Here we respond to the most frequently asked questions.
22 October 2017
Farmers Help Steer Direction
Kojonup farmer Rob Egerton Warburton has joined the RSPCA WA Board.
22 October 2017
Mulesing and Pain Relief in WA
Recently, sheep farmers in Wickepin asked RSPCA WA what percentage of sheep currently receive pain relief during mulesing.
22 October 2017
RSPCA Seminar - Ensuring a Humane Death for Farm Animals
Good farm animal welfare means giving animals a humane death, as well as a life worth living. Therefore, on farm destruction and emergency killing for biosecurity or other reasons is an ongoing topic of interest for producers.
22 October 2017
RSPCA WA - We're Here For All Creatures...
We work with all kinds of animals as well as advising the community on animal welfare and raising funds to support our work. Here’s a snapshot of what we achieved in 2016/17.
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