Here are some of the advantages that you as a producer will enjoy by being Blue Tick certified.
Information for Producers
How to Join
To be able to display the SPCA Blue Tick logo on your products you must join the scheme and sign a legal contract with us. To do this you must adhere to our standards and pass an initial audit. Once you are approved, quarterly royalties are paid into the scheme, and this pays for the administration and promotion of the Blue Tick and ongoing annual audits. Spot audits can be conducted at anytime.
If you are interested in obtaining SPCA Blue Tick certification for your products, we would love to hear from you. You do not have to be an egg or pork producer - we are keen on expanding our Blue Tick range so would love to have a chat with you. Our focus is on animal welfare, and we are more than happy to work with you to get your new or existing farm up to standard.
Please contact our National Accreditation and Marketing Manager, Juliette Banks, here.
The Joining Process
- Please call us to discuss your enquiry.
- After our initial discussion, and once you have assessed your processes against our SPCA Blue Tick Standards, please inform us and we will arrange an auditor to visit you.
- An independent auditor will then carry out an audit of your farm. There is a cost to you to do this – please call us for a quote which differs for each industry.
- Once your audit is passed and we have agreed to accept you into the scheme (this is at our discretion) we will proceed to the legal contract stage.
- Upon joining the scheme you will be given permission to use the SPCA Blue Tick logo on your accredited product (terms and conditions are included in the contract).
- Royalties of 1.5% on wholesale sales are payable on a quarterly basis to the scheme, which pays for the management and promotion of the brand.
- Ongoing annual audits are payable by the scheme unless failed. Spot audits are payable by the scheme unless failed, these may be done at anytime, and are.
SPCA Welfare Standards & Policy
National Animal Welfare Policy outlines our stance on key areas of animal welfare, such as the treatment of agricultural animals. The SPCA has, as its basis, the philosophy that all animals are equally deserving of our compassionate consideration, whether they be a dog left tied up and neglected in a backyard or a possum chewing through our native forests.
