What to do with your livestock during a bushfire
It’s been a year since Australia’s Black Summer was etched into our history books in the soot of a burnt nation.
Good news – Australia no longer has circuses using wild animals
As of 15th of April 2021, Australia is circus animal free, following Stardust Circus being unsuccessful in securing animal insurance.
The cruel the bad and the ugly: debunking Australia’s live export industry
Frightened livestock are prodded and yelled at as they are herded up a steep loading ramp into a live export ship. A ship is a totally unnatural environment for farm animals but the stress they fe...
Inquiry into use of Crossbows and Bows to hunt animals
The wounding and slow death of a brushtail possum found with a crossbow bolt through its body at Aberfoyle Park last month shocked our community. The female possum had a joey in her pouch, which also ...
New move to end the whipping of Thoroughbred racehorses
The excessive use of whips in horse racing may be a thing of the past, thanks to an upcoming reform- though there is still some way to go.
Justice for Rosco, the brave Rhodesian Ridgeback
This is the situation that confronted our inspectors in early 2018, when they discovered Rosco – a beautiful 8-year-old Rhodesian Ridgeback.
Science ignored as Adelaide Entertainment Centre hosts event reliant on animals’ fear responses
Spurs, flank straps and fireworks unacceptable way to treat cattle - RSPCA
The RSPCA is disappointed that the Adelaide Entertainment Centre has again failed to fulfil its corporate social responsibil...
Crippled ducks and orphaned ducklings as another hunting season ends in SA
Crippled ducks and orphaned ducklings are the ugly and unsurprising legacy of South Australia’s duck hunting season, which ends this Sunday.
Children don’t need animals in classrooms to learn
Over 1,000 chicks are used in classrooms in Australia each year. Find out why it's cruel and what happens to them once the experiment is over.
How to eat out in Adelaide and protest animal cruelty at the same time
Keen to dine out but worried about the impact on animals? Use our RSPCA Choose Wisely website to find humanely sourced food across Adelaide and beyond.
SA’s native waterbirds star in photographic exhibition ahead of next hunting season
Native waterbird species about to come under gunfire will feature in a photographic exhibition
celebrating the birdlife of South Australia’s wetlands.