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Scottish Government to Restrict Fox Control
This afternoon in Parliament, RANE Minister Mairi Gougeon made her long-awaited statement on how the Scottish Government intends to implement the findings of Lord Bonomy’s report on the operation of the Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Act 2002. For those unfamiliar, this legislation regulates the use of dogs in fox control in Scotland…
SACS Letter to Nicola Sturgeon
Yesterday, SACS wrote to the Leader of the Scottish National Party, Nicola Sturgeon MSP, in the strongest terms regarding the SNP National Council votes in favour of licensing driven grouse shooting and restricting the use of dogs in fox control. In our letter, we stated…
Reminder: Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Consultation
Reminder: Scottish Government consultation ‘Improving the Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Act 2002’ closes on 31 January:
This consultation seeks the views of the public on:
Restricting terrierwork
Introducing vicarious liability for wild mammal control using dogs…
Joint statement on Scottish game shoot licensing proposals
Following this morning’s hearing of the Scottish Parliament's Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee, organisations representing the game shooting community issued the following statement. “We are disappointed that the committee voted narrowly in favour…