The RSPCA has been working to improve the lives of animals in this state since 1878. We are the only Tasmanian organisation named in animal welfare legislation and the community respects our knowledge of animal welfare, which is grounded in science and based on experience. In the years the RSPCA has operated in the state, we have helped thousands of animals in need in all kinds of situations: in homes, backyards, on farms, in the wild, and at races and sporting arenas.