Farm animals

Reports and resources

Our scientific / technical team produces reports, booklets, information sheets and submissions in response to consultations by government and other organisations on a range of issues relating to farm animal welfare. A selection are available on this page to download.  

Watertight report: March 2015

The case for providing farmed ducks with full body access to water.

Everyone's a Winner report

RSPCA report providing evidence that rearing chickens to higher welfare standards can benefit the chicken, producer, retailer and consumer.

Case Against Cages report

RSPCA report detailing evidence in favour of higher welfare barn and free-range systems for laying hens.

Eat, Sit, Suffer, Repeat report:
the life of a typical meat chicken

RSPCA-commissioned report detailing the welfare implications of intense genetic selection in chickens reared for meat

RSPCA welfare standards for farm animals