Families are being left without support after a suicide – and it’s causing more deaths
Those bereaved by suicide have a 65 per cent increased risk of taking their own lives. So why is there not more funding for support after tragedy strikes?
Animal welfare
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Scots salmon boss accused of spying is key player in plan for ‘UK’s largest fish farm’
A former Scottish salmon farming boss accused of spying on a key critic of the industry is among the directors
Scottish Animal Welfare Commission says no new greyhound tracks
The Scottish Animal Welfare Commission has recommended that no new greyhound tracks should be permitted in Scotland due to animal
Farms and slaughterhouses should be licensed to prevent cruelty to animals, says report
Scottish farms and slaughterhouses should be licensed to prevent cruelty to animals because there is “widespread non-compliance” with animal
Scottish Government under fire for overruling council decisions to reject new fish farms
Council decisions to reject new fish farms in protected beauty spots were overruled by the Scottish Government after appeals by
Holyrood row with Westminster scuppers bill to protect elephants and dolphins
A Westminster bill to prohibit the sale and advertisement of cruel animal experiences abroad will not be extended to Scotland
Woodland bosses accused of failure and putting beavers at risk from guns
Government woodland bosses have been criticised for failing to deliver on a promise to bring beavers back to state-owned
Animal welfare groups fear fox hunt law “loopholes” may be exploited
Animal welfare groups have voiced concern that new legislation on fox hunting in Scotland still contains loopholes that could be
Alarm over scheme allowing more lice at salmon farms
An international food labelling scheme is to allow five times more lice at salmon farms, prompting Scotland’s official fisheries
‘Illegal’ dumping of dead fish in Outer Hebrides continues despite ban vow
The “illegal” dumping of dead farmed fish in sand dunes on a Hebridean beauty spot has been allowed to continue
Regulator’s complaint over greyhound deaths advert rejected
A complaint by the greyhound racing regulator over a billboard highlighting dog deaths in the sport has been rejected after
Licences to kill foxes issued despite experts’ objections
Licences for a foot pack to kill foxes were issued by Forestry and Land Scotland despite strong objections from internal
Bullet shell found at Western Isles fish farm
The Scottish Government has launched an investigation after a bullet shell was found during an inspection of a fish farm