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National Farmers Union Scotland
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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 protection laws, according to a new report.
Bird flu: 90,000 chickens culled in Scotland during outbreak
Nearly 90,000 chickens and other birds have been culled in Scotland to prevent the spread of the UK's worst ever bird flu outbreak, The Ferret can reveal.
Beaver reintroduction programme to spread across Scotland under new plans
A plan intended to aid the spread of beavers across the whole of Scotland has been published, with more than a quarter of a million acres marked as potential habitat.
Sepa under fire for ‘unacceptable’ payments to oil lobby
Scotland's environmental watchdog is paying £960 a year to be an associate member of the lobby group for the North Sea oil and gas industry.
Farmers and landowners raising funds to back beaver killing
Farmers and landowners have joined forces to help a Scottish Government agency defend itself for handing out licences to kill wild beavers.
