The RSPCA has been under intense scrutiny in recent months. Philip Bowern reports on an important decision over its prosecution of alleged cases of animal abuse.
Calls for the RSPCA to be stripped of some of its power to prosecute animal welfare cases have been rejected by the Government.
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (Efra) – chaired by Westcountry Conservative MP Neil Parish – recommended in a report last year that the animal charity's ability to bring...
