Animal Welfare

Responsibility for animal cruelty prosecutions in England and Wales may be transferred from the RSPCA to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) ahead of the introduction of stricter ...

Mountain hares in Scotland will gain greater legal protection under regulations introduced to the Scottish Parliament today. From 1 March 2021, it will be illegal to intentionally ...

Changes to the law to enhance and protect the welfare of animals have been introduced. If approved, the new legislation laid before the Scottish Parliament will update ...

An independently-chaired task force will start work this summer to consider whether the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Scottish SPCA) should be given ...

A bill to strengthen animal cruelty penalties and introduce emergency procedures to rehome animals will be debated in the Scottish Parliament today. Members will be asked to ...

Lawyer Mike Radford has been appointed to Scotland's first independent Animal Welfare Commission. Mr Radford, who was awarded an OBE in 2008 for services to animal welfare ...

A consultation has been launched on the maximum penalties for the most serious animal welfare and wildlife offences. Holyrood’s Environment, Climate Change & Land Reform Committee is ...

New legislation increasing animal cruelty penalties and improving powers for front-line enforcement agencies has been published. The Animals and Wildlife (Penalties, Protections and Powers) (Scotland) Bill will ...

A member of the Faculty of Advocates is playing a leading role in reforming the law to combat the scourge of puppy farming in Scotland. Scott Blair, ...