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Animal welfare
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Row erupts over ‘bat safe’ roofing membrane
A row has broken out over a bat-friendly roofing membrane which has been promoted as safe for the protected mammals
Foxes still chased by hounds and shot in public forests
Foxes are still being chased by hounds and shot in public forests, despite outrage about the practice when it was
Ocean desolation: how fish farm pollution is killing marine life in Greece
Collapsed wild fish populations, yellowing seagrass and marine dead zones…this is how scientists from the Archipelagos Institute for the
‘Persistent intimidation’: activists facing abuse from grouse shooting industry
Conservationists working to protect rare birds of prey claim they are being abused online and intimidated in the field by
Licences to kill: 115 Tayside beavers shot in 2020
The Scottish Government’s wildlife agency licensed the killing of 115 beavers in Tayside in 2020, sparking angry criticisms from
RSPCA Assured food label scheme accused of protecting ‘salmon farmers and retailers’
Animal welfare campaigners have accused the RSPCA Assured food label scheme of “protecting the interests of salmon farmers and retailers”
Investigation launched into footage of lice infested salmon
Police Scotland and the RSPCA are investigating after an animal welfare campaigner filmed lice infested salmon at farms run by
Troubled waters: communities at odds on fish farming
You can’t miss it as you cross one of Scotland’s most beautiful stretches of water. Right next to
‘Revolving door’ between government and fishing industry criticised as ex-civil servant takes top role
A former civil servant with the Scottish Government has taken on a prominent role with a major fishing group to
Investigation launched over use of “seal scarers” by fish farms
The Scottish Government has launched an investigation after receiving complaints from environmental conservationists over the use of “seal scarers” by
Police investigate allegation seal was illegally shot by fish farm
Police Scotland is investigating an incident in March when a seal was allegedly shot at a fish farm off a
Head stalker who did not prevent ‘distressing’ stag cull video condemned
The head of a Highland sporting firm has been condemned by the British Deer Society (BDS) for failing to prevent