Our impact
Just some of the ways we saw our work improving animals'
lives in 2024.
Figures from RSPCA Animal Kindness Index 2024, RSPCA, RSPCA Assured, Defra, PDSA and UK Pet Food
TRUSTEES' REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2024 3
• 26,000+ abused and neglected pets rescued, rehabilitated and rehomed
• Better lives for 12 percent of farmed animals where farms used our
welfare standards
• Convictions for 527 people who deliberately harmed or neglected animals
• A return to life in the wild for 5,989 injured or orphaned wild animals
• Fewer animals than ever experiencing severe suffering in UK labs
• Better protection for animals, with the UK and Welsh Governments
introducing five new animal welfare laws
• More protection ahead with both Governments setting
in progress six more of the laws we promoted
• 69 percent of shoppers saying they chose higher-welfare animal
products this year
• 60,000 people joining us to complain about live animal use on I'm a celeb…
• The Government committing to phasing out animal experiments
in the UK and replacing them with non-animal technologies
• Almost 10,000 people doing practical things to help animals by volunteering
• An increased number of 339,000 RSPCA supporters helping change laws
and attitudes by sharing our campaign messages
• More than 200,000 people using our new online triage system to quickly
help animals in need themselves
• 89 percent of people saying they want animal welfare to be taught in all schools
LEAF Greener
and cleaner
We want a better world
for every animal, which
includes managing our
own environmental impact
CHANGING
LIVES
CHANGING
LAWS
CHANGING
INDUSTRIES
CHANGING
MINDS