Today’s announcement from the RSPCA is the correct one and Bob Brown Foundation congratulates the RSCPA for their decision which reflects the grim reality of factory-farmed Tasmanian salmon. These factory salmon farms are cruel, rogue operations that never cared about the welfare of their salmon or the environment they operate in.

Bob Brown Foundation is calling on all retailers to stop selling Tasmanian farmed salmon, now that no company is RSPCA-approved.

“Australians now know that factory-farmed salmon is cruel, polluting and completely out of control. The RSPCA has done the right thing by dropping the certification of this awful industry,” said Alistair Allan, BBF Antarctic and Marine campaigner.

“Huon Aquaculture has always been synonymous with the suffering of animals, whether because of the explosive crackers they shoot at seals, the cramped factory farm conditions of their pens or letting live fish suffocate to death. Now the public knows the ugly truth of Huon Aquaculture and Tasmanian farmed salmon.”

“For far too long, the industrial fish farm companies have used certifications to mislead consumers about Tasmanian factory farmed salmon.”

“The RSPCA should have never taken money from these factory farms in the first place, which was a clear compromise of their standards. We thank the RSPCA for returning to upholding their values and morals in this instance.”

“The Prime Minister should acknowledge that the RSPCA no longer supports this industry, which reflects the wider public opinion. Everyone is walking away from farmed salmon while the Prime Minister does the opposite. He is out of touch and he needs to walk back his support of the industry immediately,” said Alistair Allan.