TRUSTEES' REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2022 9
Table 1 RSPCA advice and prosecution
statistics for England and Wales
2022 2021
Telephone calls answered 1,098,806 1,081,018
Complaints of alleged cruelty investigated 63,563 51,505
Welfare improvement advice and
notices dispensed
28,514 25,651
Cases reported to the RSPCA
Prosecutions Department
873 642
Suspects reported to the RSPCA
Prosecutions Department
1,182 922
Defendants convicted (youth offenders) 400 (3) 350 (4)
Convictions secured in the magistrates'
or crown court (youth offenders)
807 (6) 751 (6)
Our decisions
BECAUSE WE WANT TO… …WE DECIDED TO…
✚ focus our vital resources
where we can have the most
impact for animals
✚ adapt our frontline work, for example:
l moving away from public-facing veterinary work, to focus on the animals who need us most
l partnering with other charities, organisations and communities to reach even more animals
✚ support animal owners
through the cost-of-living crisis
✚ pledge £1.5 million to expand our pet food bank schemes and increase capacity in smaller
animal charities
✚ launch a dedicated cost-of-living hub on our website to help struggling pet owners
✚ improve animal welfare in a
post-Brexit world
✚ influence free trade deals being negotiated by the UK to protect our hard-won welfare standards
✚ campaign even harder to improve welfare for animals in England and Wales through new laws
✚ become thought leaders on
animal welfare and ensure its
status at the centre of debates
on major issues
✚ launch our annual Animal Kindness Index, a thought-provoking essay collection, and our
inaugural Wilberforce Lecture
✚ work to understand the implications of climate change on our operations - and our
contribution to it - which we recognise needs sufficient focus
✚ attract the best talent and
make the RSPCA a great place
to work
✚ move to hybrid working
✚ sell our former head office at Southwater and set up new, more accessible offices, so we
can recruit talented candidates from a far wider geographical area
✚ improve our focus on equity, diversity and inclusion
✚ launch a people and culture plan offering additional support and benefits to our staff
Table 2 Number of animals taken in, treated, neutered and microchipped
by the RSPCA and its branches in England and Wales in 2022
Animal treatments: hospitals, clinics and branches*
Animals treated Operations
89,794 2,608
Taken in
Cats Dogs Wildlife and others Total 2022 Total 2021
21,092 7,851 20,560 49,503 59,792
Neutered
Cats Dogs Other animals Total 2022 Total 2021
44,734 8,101 3,011 55,846 46,806
Microchipped
Cats Dogs Other animals Total 2022 Total 2021
30,652 3,086 2,489 36,277 37,497
*(excluding neutering and microchipping)
Our work falls into five priority areas.
1. RESCUE AND CARE 2. ADVOCACY 3. PREVENTION 4. SUPPORTERS 5. ORGANISATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
The decisions we took when writing our strategy were
designed to future-proof the RSPCA so that we can continue
to survive and thrive through unforeseen events and crises
as we head into our third century.