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French sports firm accused of profiting from ‘slaughter’ of songbirds

Billy Briggs on July 29, 2020July 29, 2020

A major French sports retailers with stores in Scotland is embroiled in controversy after being accused of "promoting and profiting" from the "slaughter" of songbirds including threatened species.

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Threat of legal action over farmed salmon ‘torture chamber’

Rob Edwards on July 27, 2020July 27, 2020

Campaigners are contemplating legal action alleging animal cruelty after a video showed farmed salmon being deloused by a floating washing machine.

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Farmed salmon deaths from disease reach record high

Rob Edwards on July 13, 2020July 13, 2020

The amount of salmon killed by diseases and other problems at fish farms has reached record levels, with death rates quadrupling over the last 18 years.

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Landowners bid to shoot more protected birds to save wild salmon

Rob Edwards on July 5, 2020July 7, 2020

Sporting estates are drawing up plans to lobby for blanket permission to shoot more birds to stop them eating salmon, according to a leaked document.

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Environment, Politics

Mass shooting of mountain hares to be banned

Rob Edwards on June 17, 2020June 18, 2020

Landowners will be prevented from mass shooting of mountain hares and salmon farmers face controls on sonic seal scarers - but beavers will still be killed.

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Environment, Health

Rejected meat: five million defects found by food watchdog

Jamie Mann on June 7, 2020June 8, 2020

More than five million animal welfare problems, contamination and processing faults have caused the Scottish Government’s food safety watchdog to deem meat unsafe for human consumption since 2016.

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Environment, International, Politics

Seal shooting by fish farms to be banned to save exports to US

Rob Edwards on June 2, 2020June 5, 2020

The Scottish Government is going to ban the fish farming industry from shooting seals to save a £180 million export business to the US, The Ferret can reveal.

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“Wholesale slaughter”: around 100 beavers shot in Tayside

Rob Edwards on May 17, 2020May 18, 2020

Farmers and landowners have killed around a hundred wild beavers in Tayside in a cull condemned as "sickening" and "shameful" by campaigners.

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Ewing backs fox control with hounds in public forests

Rob Edwards on April 2, 2020April 3, 2020

Foxes have been chased by hounds and shot in public forests after interventions by the rural economy minister, Fergus Ewing, backing shooters.

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Environment

French sports firm accused of profiting from ‘slaughter’ of songbirds

Environment

Threat of legal action over farmed salmon ‘torture chamber’

Environment

Farmed salmon deaths from disease reach record high

Environment

Landowners bid to shoot more protected birds to save wild salmon

Environment, Politics

Mass shooting of mountain hares to be banned

Environment, Health

Rejected meat: five million defects found by food watchdog

Environment, International, Politics

Seal shooting by fish farms to be banned to save exports to US

Environment

“Wholesale slaughter”: around 100 beavers shot in Tayside

Environment

Ewing backs fox control with hounds in public forests

Pension scheme chasing retirees for money forced to review governance

Scottish Natural Heritage condemned for Diageo peat extraction deal on Islay

‘This doesn’t happen here’: young women highlight sexual violence in Shetland

Trident damned as ‘deadly farce’ after costs rise £1bn