TV presenter Chris Packham and former Green Party leader Caroline Lucas have stepped down from their roles as president and vice-president of the RSPCA following allegations of animal cruelty at the charity's approved abattoirs.

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Chris Packham quits RSPCA in light of animal cruelty claims

The TV presenter and ex-Green MP quit after an investigation into some of the charity's approved abattoirs.

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RSPCA: Chris Packham and Caroline Lucas quit charity over abattoir cruelty claims

Former Green Party leader Caroline Lucas and TV presenter Chris Packham have both resigned from their leadership roles at the animal rights charity RSPCA.

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The RSPCA has been rocked by allegations of animal cruelty at some of the charity's approved abattoirs and has now seen its president and vice-president resign in response

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Mr Packham said on social media it was with “enormous sadness” he resigned from his position at the animal rights charity. Ms Lucas echoed his comments, saying she left a role of more than 15 years with “huge sadness” but the charity’s Assured Schemes risked “legitimising cruelty”. RSPCA Assured is a scheme whereby approved farms must comply with the organisation’s “stringent higher welfare standards”, according to its website. But an investigat…

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Chris Packham has stepped down from his role as RSPCA president following months of controversy surrounding its welfare label. He, alongside Caroline Lucas, who also resigned from her vice president position, accused the 200-year-old animal welfare charity of a “failure of leadership.” In particular, they criticized the organization’s response to a recent investigation that found huge suffering on slaughterhouses certified by the RSPCA Assured s…

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BREAKING: Chris Packham Resigns From The RSPCA

From the Guardian today, above, and this below: The BBC presenter Chris Packham and the former Green party leader Caroline Lucas have resigned from the RSPCA animal-welfare charity, accusing the organisation of “legitimising cruelty”. It comes after an undercover investigation from Animal Rising, which campaigns for a plant-based food system, used hidden cameras to reveal animal cruelty at RSPCA-approved abattoirs. Packham, who was RSPCA preside…

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Two of the UK’s leading environmentalists on Saturday quit as president and vice-president of the world’s oldest animal welfare organisation over claims of cruelty at its approved abattoirs. Wildlife TV presenter Chris Packham and former Green Party MP Caroline Lucas resigned as president and vice-president of the RSPCA after campaign group Animal Rising released footage from abattoirs as part of an investigation into the charity’s “Assured Sche…

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