News from March 2022
March 14th 2022: On the 18th February (see here) Animal Concern asked the Scottish Government about the proposed new Scottish Veterinary Service. In particular AC wanted to know if this new Government Department would be equipped to make unannounced inspections of the myriad of filthy floating factory fish pharms which blight our West Coast and islands. You might find the reply to that question disturbing. Another question was about having responsibility for policing the welfare of animals in laboratories transferred from the Home Office in London to the Scottish Government. That’s a political matter but the inadequate reply received was from a civil servant, not a politician. Once again we must ask why the hell we pay Government Cabinet Secretaries an extra £50,097 and salary of £66,662 when it’s the Civil Servants that seem to do all the work! You can read the inadequate reply received here:
March 12th 2022: Animal Concern has objected to a planning application for a commercial dog breeding establishment in Ayrshire. Several aspects of this application raise serious concerns as to whether the applicants are best suited to the dog breeding business. You can read what Animal Concern thought of it here:
March 12th 2022: Animal Concern was puzzled to see a Planning Application involving the building of a commercial “Yelping Kennels” in East Ayrshire. We are also stumped as to what a Yelping Kennel is. Animal Concern lodged an objection and also asked the Council if the applicant already has a commercial dog breeding license as other objections to the application suggest dogs are already being bred on the site. You’ll find their objection via the “comments” link on the East Ayrshire Council Planning Department website here:
March 10th 2022: Animal Concern has made a scathing submission to the latest Scottish Government consultation on controlling fireworks. You can read it here:
March 8th 2022: A month ago Animal Concern used Freedom of Information laws to ask the Home Secretary how many laboratories in the UK are working on genetic modification of animals for organs to be transplanted into humans. She was also asked where those labs are. As such laboratories run a very real risk of creating a pandemic with the potential to make Covid seem cuddly, Animal Concern thought it might be difficult to get a response. Wrong! A reply arrived just within the specified FOI time limits. Only problem is that the Home Office don’t know the answer because they don’t keep that information. You can read that very worrying reply here:
March 5th 2022: Tesco are in a flap over their alleged treatment of birds at their North Berwick store. It’s pigeons, swallows and house martins under attack and Robins trying to protect them. More here:
March 4th 2022: Animal Concern has had more responses to the email they sent to all MSPs on the Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Bill. An identical reply was sent by three Conservative MSPs. You can read the advice Animal Concern sent them here:
March 1st 2022: Animal Concern has been getting some responses to the email they sent to all MSPs on the Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Bill. One MSP is going to seek advice from the Countryside Alliance. The advice given to that MSP can be found here: