Welfare Warning @LucyWeather – prolonged periods of pain @scotseafarms with severe lesions, nasty diseases & lice infestations battering Scotland @SSPOsays
Storms forecast to bring more escapes, exacerbate pathogen problems & mass mortalities @MowiScotlandLtd @salmon_scottish pic.twitter.com/oEq0M2Kp6g— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 1, 2020
Scottish salmon is at the centre of a storm of welfare abuse following the publication of gruesome video footage and shocking photos by Corin Smith.
Which Skye salmon farm does this unhealthy fish come from? @salmon_scottish @GriegShetland @MowiScotlandLtd @WHFP1 Is it RSPCA Assured or 'organic'? @rspcaassured @SoilAssociation Is it sold as skinless Scottish salmon via @sainsburys @LidlGB @Tesco @marksandspencer @waitrose ? pic.twitter.com/OHdjItQXg7
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 31, 2020
The Herald reported (31 October 2020):
“The images & footage passed to us are truly shocking" https://t.co/MU6sddfkvE "The Scottish Government has failed to introduce a proper regime of regulation and enforcement on salmon farms & consequently parasite and disease issues are being allowed to run riot” @heraldscotland pic.twitter.com/ZcqgF8VABi
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 31, 2020
Fish Farmer reported in July 2019:
Fish Farmer reported in May 2020:
Can you please give a forecast for @rspcaassured @scotseafarms ? Welfare conditions look decidedly unsettled with prolonged periods of pain coming in from the West coast of Scotland https://t.co/wKPgqIqFGC @ciwf @onekindtweet @SSPCA_Mike pic.twitter.com/4bb7cjSS89
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 5, 2020
Scottish Sea Farms is certified as welfare-friendly by RSPCA Assured who rake in over half a million pounds per year by accrediting salmon farms in Scotland.
Marks & Spencers source 'Lochmuir' salmon from Scottish Sea Farms:
Read more via "Caveat Emptor – M&S's Fake 'Lochmuir' Scottish Salmon (sourced from Norwegian-owned Scottish Sea Farms)"
Shamefully, the Chairperson of the SSPCA is the head vet of Scottish Sea Farms (one of the companies embroiled in the latest welfare abuse).
How is the SSPCA benefiting from the "expert animal welfare knowledge" of @scotseafarms head vet Ronnie Soutar? https://t.co/OT4gnLMESQ
As Chairperson of the SSPCA surely he should be preventing not promoting animal cruelty?@SSPCA_Kirsteen @SSPCA_Mike @Gilly_SSPCA @ScottishSPCA pic.twitter.com/seUpJLYSBc— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 1, 2020
Here's some gruesome photos of welfare abuse at salmon farms including farms supervised by the Chairperson of the SSPCA and accredited via RSPCA Assured – available online via "Photo Dossier of Diseased, Deformed & Abused Scottish Salmon":
Including:
Read more via:
- Herald: "Scottish salmon found in ‘sickening’ conditions across Scotland as sea lice problem escalates"
- Video Exposes Welfare Abuse at RSPCA Assured salmon farm sourced by M&S 'Lochmuir'
- New Data Reveals Mass Mortalties for Disease-Ridden Scottish Salmon
- "Norwegian institute casts doubts on salmon welfare under thermal de-lousing"
- Imidacloprid Use in Scottish Salmon Farming?
- "Mowi should be fined & have their licence to operate rescinded"
- Mail On Sunday: "Salmon farmers are 'torturing' porpoises and dolphins with high-pitched noises to protect their stock, campaigners warn"
- Kames Exposed: Assault, Welfare Abuse & Unrecorded Use of Carcinogenic Chemicals!
- Letter to Police Scotland re. violence & hostility by salmon farmers blocking filming