Welfare Standards
For producers and supply chain members

Beef cattle
Last updated 2023

Dairy cattle
Last updated 2021

Hatcheries
Last updated 2017

Laying hens
Last updated 2025

Meat chickens
Last updated 2025

Pigs
Last updated 2025

Pullets
Last updated 2022

Salmon
Last updated 2024

Sheep
Last updated 2023

Trout
Last updated 2025

Turkeys
Last updated 2023

Chain of Custody
Last updated 2022

How the RSPCA develops the standards
Ever wondered who sets the rules behind the RSPCA Assured label? The RSPCA’s welfare standards are at the core of everything RSPCA Assured does and provide a benchmark for higher welfare farming across the UK