RSPCA to stop prosecuting criminals as part of new strategy ahead of 200th anniversary
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mirror.co.ukThe RSPCA is planning to stop prosecuting criminals as it heads towards its 200th anniversary. Handing over the role to the Crown Prosecution Service, the charity will still investigate claims of animal cruelty and neglect.
Chief executive Chris Sherwood, who joined in 2018, said the charity is proud of its “history bringing animal abusers to justice” and how “for many years we have been the right people to do this vital work.” But he said the “world has changed” adding that a rising trend in cases involving hardened criminal gangs, such as puppy farming, dog fighting and hare coursing, had placed a “huge responsibility” on the charity’s shoulders.
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