MPs tell RSPCA to stop court casesMPs are to demand that the RSPCA stops routinely prosecuting animal owners for cruelty following a string of controversial cases brought by the charity. A report from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee will tell the RSPCA to pass on evidence to the CPS, rather than bring cases to court itself, following recent accusations that it “bullies” owners. However, the RSPCA has vowed to continue prosecuting animal welfare cases, stating: “It is the right for anyone to take a private prosecution in England and Wales, and we would not want to see any organisation prevented from doing this for no good reason.”
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