2:37pm Wednesday 28th March 2007
WILLIAM Wilberforce, currently remembered in the new film 'Amazing Grace', was not only involved in bringing the slave trade to an end - he was also a founder of the RSPCA.
Set up in June 1824, it grew quickly and now employs 323 inspectors who investigate allegations of animal cruelty and 146 animal collection officers who rescue animals in need of help. Through a network of branches and the national charity, it also runs 51 animal centres, four animal hospitals and three wildlife centres.
The RSPCA works tirelessly for better treatment of animals - following the example set by William Wilberforce all those years ago. As a great humanitarian, Wilberforce knew that the capacity to care for animals is wholly compatible with caring for human beings - we need each other.
For more information about the Society's work, log on to www.rspca.org.uk.
Jackie Ballard, Director General, RSPCA
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