RSPCA Freedom Foods standards and enforcement being re-visited

[JP1]

Farm welfare concerns leads to RSPCA Assured food label review

More than 200 farms are inspected amid concerns an animal welfare certification scheme is failing.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Bald Rick]

Open letter signed by "celebrities" and others calling for RSPCA Freedom Foods to be scraped.

Basically, if you keep livestock be on your QV because you are being watched

 

[Widgetone]

Believe this scheme has had a number of issues raised about welfare standards over the years. Read somewhere that Packham was 'President' of the RSPCA - nuff said really...

One never knows, this might put other assurance schemes in the spotlight....domino effect perhaps?

 

[betweenthelines]

So a random check on 200 farms in the scheme resulted in 2 being removed from the scheme. No mention of any legal action being taken so presumably all legal welfare standards were being met.

Hardly something for farmers to get nervous about.

 

[ringi]

You can't expect an organisation that have many vegan surporters to be reasonable about livestock farming.

How much does their tickbox increase livestock selling prices?

 

[spin cycle]

just proves all farm assurance is a crock of sh!te

 

[Suffolk Serf]

It used to be called “Freedom Food”. They changed the name to highlight the ownership by RSPCA.
That decision is biting them on the arse now.

 

[Humble Village Farmer]

Open letter signed by "celebrities" and others calling for RSPCA Freedom Foods to be scraped.

Basically, if you keep livestock be on your QV because you are being watched

I think we should always assume we're being watched or secretly filmed. Better to have nothing to hide...

 

[Bald Rick]

So a random check on 200 farms in the scheme resulted in 2 being removed from the scheme. No mention of any legal action being taken so presumably all legal welfare standards were being met.

Hardly something for farmers to get nervous about.

Thought it was 40? Sure that was the figure quoted on radio news at 7am this morning

 

[Humble Village Farmer]

My opinion of the RSPCA is that they are first and foremost interested in the money.

Animals and their welfare come further down the list of priorities, below persecuting keepers of pets and livestock.

 

[Bald Rick]

I think we should always assume we're being watched or secretly filmed. Better to have nothing to hide...

Clever editing can make even the best run farms look like animal abuse though.

But yes, assume you’re been watched and recorded even when there is no issues

 

[paul&mandy]

I just heard rspa, farm assurance and packham. Turned over the radio then.

 

[Frodo]

So a random check on 200 farms in the scheme resulted in 2 being removed from the scheme. No mention of any legal action being taken so presumably all legal welfare standards were being met.

Hardly something for farmers to get nervous about.

I was one of the 200 and had nothing to hide, nor did they find anything. It was unannounced, but professional as ever.

 

[JP1]

just proves all farm assurance is a crock of sh!te

I'm seriously considering going on to my social media and website and stating MY farming is better than Pasture For Life, Red Tractor, RSPCA and stating why

 

[Northern territory]

I think we should always assume we're being watched or secretly filmed. Better to have nothing to hide...

You mean better to have nothing

 

[spin cycle]

I'm seriously considering going on to my social media and website and stating MY farming is better than Pasture For Life, Red Tractor, RSPCA and stating why

you should ....farm assurance is a very poor replacement for integrity

 

[slackjawedyokel]

RSPCA: Queen guitarist Brian May quits as VP over food label

The association has had to run spot checks on farms using its label amid welfare concerns.

www.bbc.co.uk

Seems Mr May wants to distance himself from RSPCA- maybe to avoid his reputation being damaged by perceived RSPCA failings. Personally I don’t understand why public figures such as him or Mr Packham would want to be (or have been allowed to be) anywhere near the RSPCA, which clearly runs its own livestock labelling scheme, when clearly both would like to see the back of livestock farming full stop. They were both clearly going to be in the tent, but urinating in.

 

[beardface]

Should never of been invented in the first place. Legal standards is all we should have to adhere to. If supermarkets want more fancy schemes then they should pay more for the product. Sooner it's binned the better.

 

[BAF]

Clever editing can make even the best run farms look like animal abuse though.

But yes, assume you’re been watched and recorded even when there is no issues

All to easy nowadays! Yesterday I threatened 3 ewes with becoming culls instead of breeders and called an entire bunch of them f**king retards because they consistently ran past the open gate they needed to go through - there was no other way for them to go! I think I also called 2 beltex tups fat pig strokers because they were more interested in hoovering up the 3 sheep nuts in a bucket I used to call them off the bank rather than buggering off to go and acquaint themselves with the girls. Verbal abuse innit. Even though I actually quite like what my little flock is becoming, there's some nice types finally appearing.

I know a haulier who had to go and do a livestock handling course and got a proper drilling because after finding a down lamb on his wagon and shooting it he chucked the carcass off the side of the ramp whilst he dealt with the top deck. Apparently that was incorrect handling of livestock....even though it was dead.

 

[steveR]

All to easy nowadays! Yesterday I threatened 3 ewes with becoming culls instead of breeders and called an entire bunch of them f**king retards because they consistently ran past the open gate they needed to go through - there was no other way for them to go! I think I also called 2 beltex tups fat pig strokers because they were more interested in hoovering up the 3 sheep nuts in a bucket I used to call them off the bank rather than buggering off to go and acquaint themselves with the girls. Verbal abuse innit. Even though I actually quite like what my little flock is becoming, there's some nice types finally appearing.

I know a haulier who had to go and do a livestock handling course and got a proper drilling because after finding a down lamb on his wagon and shooting it he chucked the carcass off the side of the ramp whilst he dealt with the top deck. Apparently that was incorrect handling of livestock....even though it was dead.

Truly dreadful behaviour Mr F.

You need to go on a Course for that on, Respect in the Workplace....

The sheep are another matter mind