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Animal welfare
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Salmon farm antibiotics leap 50 times
The use of drugs at salmon farms in Scotland has risen more than 50 times over the last six years,
Podcast: NatureScot urged to do more to stop wild beavers being shot
Conservationists have urged NatureScot to stick to the timetable it set for Scotland’s new policy on wild beavers, to
Scottish Government to consider regulating canine fertility clinics
The Scottish Government is to consider regulating canine fertility clinics following an investigation by The Ferret revealing that some offer
Fifteen greyhounds die in three years at Shawfield Stadium
Fifteen greyhounds died and 197 injuries to animals were recorded at Shawfield Stadium between 2017 and 2020, according to new
‘Illegal’ dumping of dead fish in Hebridean beauty spot set to end
The “illegal” dumping of masses of dead fish in sand dunes on a Hebridean beauty spot is finally set to
Fears raised over veterinary procedures offered by unregulated canine fertility clinics
Animal welfare campaigners have voiced fears that canine fertility clinics cashing in on the booming puppy trade are offering veterinary
Animal experts call for CCTV in farmed fish slaughterhouses
Scientists and academics have called for CCTV to be installed in fish slaughterhouses following the emergence of footage showing alleged
M&S salmon firm rapped for misreporting pesticide use
The company that supplies Scottish farmed salmon to the retail giant, Marks and Spencer (M&S), has been officially
Fish farms blamed for overfishing in West Africa
The trucks are lined up on the beach, rear doors open towards the ocean. On the sand there are piles
Animal charity urges ministers to enact plans for tighter fox hunting law after huntsman convicted
An animal welfare charity has urged the Scottish Government not to drop plans for tighter regulation of fox hunting following
More than a thousand wildlife species and habitats in poor condition
More than 1,100 of Scotland’s wildlife species and natural habitats are in a “poor” condition, and dozens of
Over 40 fish farms ‘unsatisfactory’, says government watchdog
Over one in ten of Scotland’s fish farms have been rated as “unsatisfactory” by the Scottish Government’s environmental