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Scottish Salmon Company
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‘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.
Mass deaths: nine million fish killed by diseases at Scottish salmon farms
At least nine million fish have been killed by diseases, botched treatments, poor handling and other problems at salmon farms around Scotland since 2016.
Salmon: branded as Scottish but owned abroad
The £2 billion salmon farming industry marketed around the world as Scottish is virtually all owned by investors in Norway, Switzerland, Cyprus, Canada and other countries.
Fish farm censured after film exposed lice-ridden salmon
The fish farm caught on film with lice-infested salmon has been reprimanded by the Scottish Government - but the move has been damned as “truly pathetic” by critics.
SSPCA under fire over lice-infested salmon filmed at fish farm
The Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is facing criticism after it decided not to punish a fish farming company caught on film with lice-infested salmon.
Sick salmon at Scottish fish farm revealed on film
Scarred, frayed and lice-infested salmon caught on film at a fish farm off the island of Lewis have prompted animal cruelty investigations.
Salmon firms bid to block diseased fish photos
Two fish farming companies tried to block publication of graphic images of their damaged salmon, according to emails released by the Scottish Government.
Named: supermarkets selling salmon from ‘poor’ welfare firms
Supermarkets are selling farmed salmon from companies accused of poor animal welfare, The Ferret can reveal.
Revealed: the fish farms worst on animal welfare
Salmon farmers with the worst records on animal welfare have been named and shamed by campaigners hoping to provoke reforms.