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Animal and Plant Health Agency
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Salmon dying in cages prompt fish farm investigation
An investigation has been launched into conditions at an Argyll fish farm after footage emerged of dead and dying salmon floating in cages on a freshwater loch.
Salmon farming firm under fire over fish welfare after 700,000 deaths
A £3 billion fish farming multinational in Scotland has been officially reprimanded for animal welfare failures after more than 700,000 caged salmon died over three months.
Official inspections of lice-ridden salmon farm slammed as ‘whitewash’
Government investigations of alleged animal cruelty after lice-infested salmon were filmed at a fish farm on the island of Lewis have been branded a “whitewash”.
‘Sick’ salmon film prompts government probe into Scottish fish farm
Scottish Government inspectors have launched an investigation into video evidence of alleged animal cruelty at a salmon farm on the north west coast.
Revealed: the suffering faced by Scotland’s farm animals during live transport
New data has revealed more than 300 serious welfare breaches during live transport of animals in recent years.