Animal Concern Latest News
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APRIL 2007: The Scottish Executive
are holding a public consultation into the Licences they issue
to allow people to cull many species of birds. Animal Concern
believes these Licences have been issued illegally for many
years and the proposed changes will not alter that. You can find
out more here. |
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MARCH 2007: Animal Concern has made
a request under the Freedom of Information Act to try and find
out how the misnamed “Scottish Seals Forum” was established.
Read more about it here. |
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MARCH 2007: While the world is
focused on the horrors of the Canadian seal hunt the Spring
Animal Concern News shows how seals in Scottish waters are also
being persecuted and killed. You can read that and other stories
here |
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March 2007: The Westminster
Government is proposing radical changes to the Freedom of
Information Laws. These would introduce hefty charges, greatly
reducing our ability to use these laws which have been very
effective for us during the short time they have been in force.
Read our submission here. |
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February 2007: Following the
embarrassing but very welcome U-turn on hedgehog culling by
Scottish Natural Heritage we have asked the First Minister to
instigate an independent investigation into the management of
SNH and their use of public funds. We are concerned at SNH
giving public money to the Mar Lodge which is owned by the
National Trust for Scotland who promote deer stalking and grouse
shooting on the land. We also believe SNH are failing to police
the issuing of licenses to cull birds. You can read our letter
to Jack McConnell
here. |
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February 2007: A pod of Orcas has been seen feeding in
the Firth of Forth. It might be no more than a coincidence but
this rare visit from these magnificent whales comes in the wake
of news that seal numbers have collapsed in the whales’ usual
feeding grounds around the Northern Isles. We have asked
Scottish Environment Minister Ross Finnie MSP to bring in an
immediate ban on the shooting of seals around the Scottish
coast. Find out more
here. |
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January 2007: Animal Concern’s
membership is at its lowest number in over 100 years. Despite
our appeal for new members at the end of 2005 numbers have
continued to fall. We need more members if we are to survive in
this our 131st of campaigning. If you are not a
Member or Supporter please consider helping us by joining Animal
Concern. You can print off a membership form or send an online
donation
here.
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January 2007: The Scottish Parliament is
considering establishing one or two Marine National Parks on the
Scottish coast. We believe this is not enough to protect our
fragile marine ecosystem. It’s a bit like asking a parent to
pick their favourite child and leave the others to be neglected.
In conjunction with the Save Our Seals Fund we have requested
that Scotland’s entire coastal environment be protected. You can
read what we have asked for
here. |
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January 2007: The charity Enable
Scotland has launched a fund-raising campaign aimed at
persuading the public to fund their work rather than animal
causes. Our Campaign Consultant is also Secretary to two animal
charities and he spoke out in defence of the work of animal
charities. You can read what he had to say
here. |
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January 2007: We have recently
responded to a Scottish Executive Consultation on whether or not
to allow animals to be mutilated for various reasons. Naturally
we oppose such cruelty but hold out little hope that the
Executive will ban these practises. You can read our response
here. |
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January 2007: The Scottish Parliament is considering
amending the laws on using snares in Scotland. You can find out
more about this and make your own submission to the consultation
(it closes on February 28th) on the SEERAD
consultations
website. Animal Concern wants the use of snares
totally banned. You can find out why by reading our submission
here. |
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November 2006 Animal Concern backs the PETA
campaign on bearskin busbies. Read more
here. |
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October 2006 Yet again the Scottish Parliament has failed
to fulfil a published commitment to consult on updating licenses
to kill birds in Scotland. Are there major problems within
SEERAD? Read our letter to the Minister
here. |
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September 2006 Following a hellish case of cruelty to
turkeys at a Bernard Matthews factory farm we have asked the
Minister for Food and Rural Affairs to introduce webcams and
CCTV to monitor animal welfare in intensive livestock units.
Read our letter
here and
then contact your MP and ask them to support our initiative. |
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September 2006 Following yet another death due to airgun
misuse we have asked the Home Secretary to finally take some
real action and ban these deadly weapons. Read our letter
here
and then contact your MP and ask them to support our initiative.
Scottish supporters note that there is no point contacting your
MSP as this matter is reserved to Westminster. |
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August 2006 Recently released figures indicate that
2006 is going to be a record year for the illegal poisoning of
birds of prey in Scotland. Animal Concern has asked the Scottish
Environment Minister to make landowners legally responsible for
the actions of their gamekeepers. If you live in Scotland please
ask your MSPs to support our campaign. Read more about it
here |
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August 2006 We have asked West
Dunbartonshire Council to rescind the Zoo License they granted
to the controversial Loch Lomond Aquarium after one of their
Councillors was found guilty of eight breaches of codes of
conduct over her involvement in granting the License. More
here |
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July 2006 An Animal Concern
investigator visited the £20 million Loch Lomond Aquarium to
discover staff using nets to transfer fish from an exhibition
tank into a quarantine tank. One of the main tanks had sprung a
leak only a week after the place opened. |
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July 2006 Despite our campaign the Loch Lomond Aquarium,
an aquatic zoo built with nearly £20 million of public money and
with the potential to cause catastrophic damage to the Loch
Lomond ecosystem, opened at Balloch. |
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May 2006 On Monday 22nd
May The Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park Authority will
decide whether or not to allow huge water tanks to be installed
at the proposed new aquatic zoo at Balloch. You can read our
latest submission on that
here and
you can read the Park Authorities own damning report on the
plans
here |
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May 2006 Animal Concern is urging
MSPs to protect all animals from exploitation in circuses. More
info here |
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April 2006 - Download our Spring 2006 newsletter
here |
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April 2006 Animal Concern has objected to an application
for a Dangerous Wild Animal Act License to allow someone to keep
4 exotic cats in small enclosures at the back of a cottage in
Clydebank. Read more details here |
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April 2006 - Please download notification of our AGM in
June here |
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March 2006 The tragic outcome of the clinical drug trial
prompted us to call on the Prime Minister to finally make good
his promise to hold a full enquiry into the use of animals in
research. Read our
letter
to Tony Blair and please consider asking your Member of
Parliament to support our call for action before more people
have their lives destroyed by the misleading results of animal
tests. |
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February 2006 Read our joint
submission on the consultation on the proposed Aquaculture
and Fisheries Bill which could provide increased protection for
the Scottish environment and all the animals which inhabit it.
You can read our comments here and you can read the full
consultation document on the following
link: |
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February 2006. Support the RSPCA
campaign against badger culling. Details
here |
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January 2006 - Big Bother for Big Brother fur wearer.
Read more
here |
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January 2006 Animal Concern has objected to a planning
application to create 3 underground water reservoirs as part of
the proposed new marine zoo on the banks of Loch Lomond. Read
more
here. |
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January 2006 Animal Concern has
commented on proposals to allow cattle from the Republic of
Ireland to be exported via U.K. ports. Read more
here |
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December 2005.
Animal Concern’s membership has fallen to its lowest number in
over 100 years. If you are not a Member or Supporter please
consider helping us via our "Make
A Donation" page or by downloading our
2006
Membership and Donation Form |
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December 2005 -Animal Concern has condemned
plans to imprison manatees in a second new zoo proposed for the
West of Scotland. Find out more in the
Winter
2005 issue of Animal Concern News Please note this is a rather large pdf file and may take several minutes to download. Should you require to download the Adobe pdf reader please use the link on our fact sheets page . |
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November 2005 -
Latest on Balloch fish zoo – Finnie asked to intervene. Read
more here |
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November 2005 -
Animal Concern believes licenses to kill birds in
Scotland may be being issued illegally on the Internet. We have
asked MSPs to investigate. Read more
here. |
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September 2005 - Animal Concern protest against plans to
"pigeon proof" the Scottish Parliament building. Read details
here |
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September 2005 : We have submitted our comments
on proposed EU wide legislation to provide minimum
welfare standards for broiler chickens. You can read
them here. |
Please note this is a rather large pdf file and may take several minutes to download. Should you require to download the Adobe pdf reader please use the link on our fact sheets page.
March 2005 - Animal Concern is campaigning to stop a new zoo being built in Scotland. Read an article by our Campaigns Consultant here
Winter 2004 - Read our Winter 2004 newsletter
here.
Please note this is a rather large pdf file and may take several minutes
to download. Should you require to download the Adobe pdf reader
please use the link on our fact sheets page.
August 2004 - In 2004 the Scottish Executive put out to consultation their "Proposals To Revise Existing Animal Welfare Legislation". As you will see from our submission to the Executive, Animal Concern welcomes moves to bring legislation up to date but regrets that many areas of animal exploitation are not to be included in the proposed legislative review.
If you agree with us, please ask your MSP to support the inclusion of our proposals in the final legislation. If you would like to be kept informed of future consultation documents issued by the Scottish Executive, please click here to register your interest.
