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Petition · past parliament · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

A public enquiry into the RSPCA, and it's activities.

Closed 789 signatures

What the petition asks

The RSPCA acts as a charity but also investigates and prosecutes people without any real regulation. After the Wooler and EFRA inquiries the complaints of bullying vulnerable people and wrongdoing have not ended.
Recommendations are required to prevent these problems from recurring.





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We would like the government to investigate in detail and highlight the negative issues. The RSPCA has not responded adequately to reviews by Wooler and EFRA. The RSPCA acknowledges the results, and promise will change for the better, however, but this is just lip service. Their role as both a charity and a prosecuting force, has become a conflict of interest. Due to this conflict of interest, defendents do not get a fair trial!

Timeline

16 Mar 2020 Petition opened for signatures
16 Sep 2020 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 789
Status Closed
Department Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened 16 Mar 2020
Closed 16 Sep 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.