WELCOME FROM OUR CEO

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Animal Matters Magazine.

In 2022 we’ve been busier than ever and we’re so excited to share our latest news with you.

This edition of the magazine contains updates on everything we’ve been working on over the past few months as well as some insightful articles on key trends we’re currently seeing.

Trends within animal welfare are often an indicator of challenges facing wider society and over the past few months, we’ve seen calls to give up animals skyrocket as the cost-of-living crisis bites. In response, we launched our Pet Aid service, which you can read more about on page 10.

The service currently supports 16 foodbanks providing essential pet food and supplies to those who need it most.

We launched our ambitious 10-year strategy ‘For All Animals’ earlier this year and we’ve already begun working towards many of the targets we set ourselves. Our 10-year vision isn’t just about the Scottish SPCA and what we do. It’s about the future of animal welfare and what it will look like a decade from now. You can read about the strategy in full on page 8.

We hope you enjoy this latest issue and, as always, thank you so much for your continued support. It’s only thanks to wonderful people like you that we can be there for animals, and the people that care for them, in communities across Scotland.