CHRIS PACKHAM and Caroline Lucas have resigned from the RSPCA, accusing the animal welfare charity’s leadership of “misleading the public and legitimising cruelty.”

The TV conservationist and former Green Party leader both expressed their sadness over leaving their respective roles as president and vice-president of the organisation.

The campaign group Animal Rising shared footage of apparent mistreatment at RSPCA-assured slaughterhouses in England and Scotland last week.