The RSPCA has revealed that it has found new homes for more than 6,000 animals in a decade in Cambridgeshire.

The charity has come a long way since 1824 - when founding members of the charity met in a coffee shop in London determined to change animals’ lives, creating the then SPCA and sparking an animal welfare movement that spread around the world.

Nowadays, Cambridgeshire is served by a team of RSPCA rescuers who save animals and investigate cruelty while also offering welfare advice and help to pet owners in need. 

The county is also home to the national RSPCA Block Fen Animal Centre and two independent RSPCA branches - RSPCA Cambridge and District Branch and RSPCA Cambridgeshire Mid East Branch - who rehabilitate and rehome rescued animals and help animals most in need in the area.

In the ten years up until the end of 2022, they have found new homes for a staggering 6,681 animals.

Additionally they have helped pet owners in the county by providing: 

  • 6,150 neuters (to stop unwanted pregnancies and promote responsible ownership) 
  • 5,389 microchips - to help reunited lost pets with their owners