Chris Packham and Caroline Lucas accuse RSPCA of ‘legitimising cruelty’

TV presenter and Green party politician resign from animal-welfare charity over response to undercover abattoir videos

The BBC presenter Chris Packham and the former Green party leader Caroline Lucas have resigned from the RSPCA animal-welfare charity, accusing the organisation of “legitimising cruelty”.

It comes after an undercover investigation from Animal Rising, which campaigns for a plant-based food system, used hidden cameras to reveal animal cruelty at RSPCA-approved abattoirs.