Secrecy over ‘unnatural’ plan to feed chicken to farmed salmon
Are farmed salmon in Scotland going to be fed processed chicken? Salmon companies, and the UK government, won’t say.
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Scottish Government rejects industry pleas on sick salmon photos
The Scottish Government defied concerted pleas by salmon farming multinationals to keep photos of diseased and damaged fish secret, according
Airline stops shipping greyhounds to China after animal welfare concerns
An airline has introduced an embargo on the shipment of greyhounds to nations such as China with poor records on
Dozens of greyhounds racing in Scotland test positive for banned substances such as cocaine
Greyhounds trained or racing in Scotland have tested positive for banned drugs such as cocaine and amphetamine dozens of times.
Official inspections of lice-ridden salmon farm slammed as ‘whitewash’
Government investigations into alleged animal cruelty after scarred, frayed and lice-infested salmon were filmed at a fish farm on
Ammonia air pollution risk as Scotland’s dairy herds grow
The growing size Scotland’s dairy herds could boost ammonia gas pollution, which contributes to millions of deaths worldwide, experts
Carry on shooting: Scottish beavers still being killed
Two Scottish beavers have been shot and another five were seen dead in Tayside over the last month, an investigation
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