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Scottish cull plans for beavers criticised by conservation groups
Scottish Government plans to simultaneously introduce legal protection to beavers while giving licences to land managers to shoot them have raised concerns.
January 16, 2018
Revealed: Scotland’s filthy puppy farms
An undercover probe has found dogs kept in filthy conditions on licensed puppy farms in Scotland.
January 10, 2018
Food safety checks to be increased at Scottish chicken plant
Surprise food safety inspections are to be stepped up at a Scottish slaughterhouse following a scandal in England.
November 30, 2017
Tourist agency urged to stop promoting mass killing of hares
Scotland’s tourist agency is coming under mounting pressure to cease promoting the shooting of thousands of mountain hares.
October 24, 2017
Chicken scandal firm breached environmental regulations
One of Scotland's largest farming businesses has breached regulations whilst receiving more than half a million pounds from taxpayers.
October 4, 2017
Growing support for compulsory neutering of pet cats
A new campaign to force pet owners to neuter their cats to reduce suffering and save wildcats has won widespread support.
September 18, 2017
Did the SNP vote to ‘cut off puppy dog tails’?
Ferret Fact Service looks at the claim from Kezia Dugdale that the SNP voted to "cut off puppy dog tails".
June 25, 2017
Revealed: neo-Nazi terrorists are behind Scotland’s newest far right group
Our seven month investigation has prompted calls for the government to take action against Scottish Dawn.
June 12, 2017
Campaigners: “Barbaric” stink pits should be banned
The dead bodies of deer, foxes, domestic cats, pheasants and even salmon have been found in dumped in pits surrounded by snares.
May 18, 2017