Did Scottish ministers “rewrite history” over Israel meeting?
The Scottish Government changed key parts of the official record of Angus Robertson’s controversial Israel meeting after a backlash, raising questions about government secrecy.
Animal welfare
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Mass deaths: nine million fish killed by diseases at Scottish salmon farms
At least nine million fish have been killed by diseases, botched treatments, poor handling and other problems at salmon farms
Scottish Government ‘ignores’ pleas to improve chicken welfare
Scottish ministers have been accused of “making a mockery” of a public consultation after rejecting a series of recommendations to
Scottish Government under fire for £715k caged hen firm subsidy
Animal welfare groups and the Scottish Greens have criticised the Scottish Government for giving a £715,000 subsidy to one
Revealed: the suffering faced by Scotland’s farm animals during live transport
Thousands of farm animals in Scotland have suffered in more than 300 serious welfare breaches during live transport in recent
Celebrity hunter tweets photos of killed animals after Scots hunting trip
The Scottish Government has been urged to take urgent action after a US celebrity hunter killed numerous animals on a
Scottish salmon farming expansion must be stopped, say critics
Expansion of Scotland’s salmon farming industry should be banned until welfare standards are improved, according to a new report
Did the SNP vote to ‘cut off puppy dog tails’?
While the Brexit debate raged on and election fallout continued, it was animal welfare that dominated many headlines in Scottish
Exposed: the catalogue of cruelty suffered by Scotland’s farm animals
by Rob Edwards and Andrew Wasley Many thousands of farm animals have suffered in more than 700 serious breaches of
Footage of illegal trap released amid fresh calls for more powers for SSPCA
Footage of a trap allegedly being used illegally to target birds of prey has been obtained by The Ferret, amid