Why animal ethics are important in tackling climate change

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The world's oldest animal welfare charity, the British Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA), is under fire from non-human rights activists Animal Rising.

A food labeling scheme, RSPCA Assured, marks meat and dairy from farms subject to annual inspections by trained officers. At more than 40 UK farms supported by the label, which denotes a farm inspected to "higher welfare standards", an Animal Rising investigation has reportedly documented dead and dying animals.

A spokesperson for RSPCA Assured is quoted as saying that an investigation is underway ...