Don Staniford accused “trigger-happy” salmon companies of a “killing spree”. Scottish salmon was “stained with the blood of dead seals” @DailyMirror “Over 1,000 seals have been slaughtered since 2011 according to official statistics" https://t.co/scDD38SSQl @NadaFarhoud #Seals
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) February 28, 2021
The Daily Mirror reported (1 March 2021):
John Robins from the campaign group Animal Concern accused the Government of ignoring breaches to the seal shooting rules. He has offered a £5,000 reward for information leading to a conviction for illegally shooting seals at salmon farms @DailyMirror https://t.co/scDD38SSQl
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) February 28, 2021
"Salmon farmers in remote areas may simply ignore the ban and continue shooting, knowing there are no eyewitnesses to what they are doing" @DailyMirror https://t.co/scDD38SSQl@SSPOsays @GriegShetland @ScotlandMowi @scotseafarms @salmon_scottish @lochduartsalmon @LeroySeafood
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) March 1, 2021
Here's the newspaper version (1 March 2021):
Environment Journalist of the Year @NadaFarhoud in today's @DailyMirror: "This young harbour seal lies dead after being shot on a salmon farm that supplies British supermarkets" @ScotlandMowi @SSPCA_Mike @rspcaassured @sainsburys @SoilAssocScot @SSPOsays https://t.co/GochO5uIOt pic.twitter.com/WCjGNu1oX8
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) March 1, 2021
Read more via:
- Scottish Salmon's #1 Seal Killer – Norway's 'Scottish' Sea Farms Named & Shamed!
- Official Data: 1,000+ seals killed by salmon farms since 2011!
- The Ferret: "Salmon companies rapped for breaking rules on shooting seals"
- Caught in the Cross-Hairs: Illegal Killing of Seals by Scottish Salmon Farms!
- FOI opens sealed documents on killing by salmon farms
Download PDF in full via: Data Analysis – Lethal Scottish Salmon: the Norwegian-owned companies killing seals in Scotland! (1,000+ seals slaughtered since 2011)
Named & Shamed: Salmon farmers killed over 1,000 seals since 2011. Don't buy Scottish salmon stained with the blood of Scotland's seals! https://t.co/Y3kY2D6BoI@SSPOsays @scotseafarms @salmon_scottish @ScotlandMowi @LochDuartSalmon @CookeScotland @GriegShetland @rspcaassured pic.twitter.com/BWOFSl1mTa
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) February 27, 2021