Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
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Description area
Dates of existence
1824-
History
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is a charity operating in England and Wales which promotes animal welfare. The emergence of the RSPCA has its roots in the intellectual climate of the late 18th and early 19th centuries in Britain where opposing views were exchanged in print concerning the use of animals