Gamers in Mid and West Wales can find out what life might be like in 2050 for animals.

This is through an immersive online experience from the RSPCA.

The experience, called 'Animal Futures,' explores five possible futures for animal welfare in Mid and West Wales, considering the consequences for animals, people, and the planet.

The scenarios include robot pets, nature retreats only accessible by the rich, lab-grown meat, and artificial intelligence that allows humans to communicate with animals.

The experience, produced by creative digital agency Unseen Studio, is part of the charity’s new Animal Futures Project and is based on research commissioned by the RSPCA.

The RSPCA warns that 'chilling' futures could lie ahead for animals, and ourselves, unless we act now.

RSPCA CEO Chris Sherwood said: "We need to rethink our relationship with animals - whether that be in Mid and West Wales, across the country, or the wider world.

"We know the fate of animals, whether on farms, labs, in homes or the wild, is inextricably linked to our own.

"Our Animal Futures project examines how factors from climate change and loss of natural habitats, to rapid technological and demographic changes, could shape the world for both animals and people.

"Some of these worlds may seem bleak, or even downright chilling - the good news is that animals’ futures are in our hands.

"But time is running out.

"Many of the scenarios explored are already happening now."

In Animal Futures, people have the chance to immerse themselves in the five worlds in 2050 - each telling a very different story about what the future could hold for animals, depending on the actions society takes now.

These are: Tech-centric, Eco carnage, Blinkered world, One Planet, and Animals speak up.

People are asked to choose an animal companion as their character - a fox, dog or cow - to guide them through the experience.

They are asked a series of questions about their own habits to find out how they could create a better world for every kind.

The online experience is based on a report from futures agency Firetail, commissioned by the RSPCA, which analyses scientific evidence, emerging trends and interviews stakeholders from across the animal sector, and related sectors like climate change and alternative proteins, as well as thought leaders and influencers, to shape their findings.

It is the first of its kind for animal welfare.

Mr Sherwood said: "This report demonstrates that without urgent action, we are sleepwalking into a dismal future with irreversible and unintended consequences for all animals, including ourselves.

"As a country we care deeply about animals, but these scenarios demonstrate that failing to get a grip of technology, climate change and our food and farming system, in a way that is inclusive of animals, risks forcing us down a path of further exploitation and suffering, which will also have dire implications for our own prosperity, wellbeing and mental and physical health.

"Our Animal Futures project outlines the huge opportunities offered by grappling with these issues now in a way that protects animal wellbeing.

"These are issues that cross sectors and borders and cannot be solved in isolation.

"Making animal welfare a mainstream concern of our time would not only help us tackle these challenges in a way that protects the world and our place in it, it presents important economic opportunities too - by investing in alternative proteins which can help protect our natural capital, and non-animal alternatives to animal testing and the chance to become an influential global voice on these issues."

People across the region and beyond can visit the RSPCA website to experience Animal Futures or sign up to have their say on a better world for every kind.