Given the serious nature of the allegations, Scottish Salmon Watch hope that @DefraGovUK
investigate @APHAgovuk surveillance & inspection of salmon farms in #Scotland @FergusEwingSNP @BenMacpherson @kamesfishfarm @rspcaassured @CGrahameMSP @scotgp https://t.co/vUKNjDsPIR pic.twitter.com/M6H7b9B6BE— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) April 21, 2021
Today (20 April 2021), Scottish Salmon Watch wrote to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
Whitewashing Welfare Abuse of Scottish Salmon!
Read the inside story – sourced via FOI – into how @APHAgovuk 'inspect' millions of farmed fish & turn a blind eye to welfare abuse @SSPOsays @scotseafarms @kamesfishfarm @rspcaassured @marksandspencer https://t.co/vgp2qsSSsQ pic.twitter.com/APUPVisONy— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) April 15, 2021
Edie Bowles @Animallawyersuk said the dossier, compiled by Don Staniford, a critic of salmon farming, indicated “systemic and obvious” pain & suffering that could justify legal action against @scotgov @MairiGougeon @SSPOsays https://t.co/ZuzAis8gEr @SundayTimesScot @ciwf @scotgp pic.twitter.com/RPVIAL3KlS
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) February 2, 2020
RSPCA Assured Mowi Plagued by Mass Mortalities & Infectious Diseases https://t.co/vxZTjE37qA Boycott disease-ridden Scottish salmon treated with antibiotics @MowiScotlandLtd @rspcaassured @sainsburys @LidlGB @AldiUK Enteric Redmouth Disease (Yersiniosis) is like the Black Death! pic.twitter.com/Rry8Y5vFvq
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) May 27, 2020
Download the letter in full online here
Revealed: Salmon farmers tipped off BEFORE 'inspections' by welfare agency @APHAgovuk @DefraGovUK @rspcaassured @GreenerScotland @FergusEwingSNP @BenMacpherson @scotgp @kamesfishfarm @obantimes @ProfCMDwyer @AlisonJohnstone @CGrahameMSP @GriegShetland https://t.co/vUKNjDsPIR pic.twitter.com/vFdC16gTec
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) April 22, 2021
Uncovered: How 'inspectors' whitewash away welfare abuse on salmon farms https://t.co/vgp2qsSSsQ
Freedom of Information exposes how systemic failures @APHAgovuk allow salmon farms to slip through the inspection net @DefraGovUK @marinescotland @GreenerScotland @rspcaassured pic.twitter.com/Z84JXOEPfU— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) April 22, 2021
Read more via:
Whitewashing Welfare Abuse of Scottish Salmon (as sponsored via RSPCA, SSPCA & APHA)
Revealed: The Farmed Salmon Crisis
Media Backgrounder: The Welfare Nightmare of Scottish Salmon (Updated)
Ongoing welfare abuse & unnecessary suffering on salmon farms – why no prosecutions?
RSPCA Suspend Salmon Farm Inspections
Censored: Welfare Abuse on Salmon Farms
Photo Dossier of Diseased, Deformed & Abused Scottish Salmon
Welfare Abuse at Scottish Salmon Farms – Why No Legal Enforcement Or Prosecutions?
Legal Complaint Vs Breaches of Animal Health & Welfare (Scotland) Act
Compassion in World Farming investigated 22 salmon farms in four months between September & December 2020 using cameras, drones & divers. APHA 'inspected' 22 salmon farms in six years (2014 to 2019)! How many did @rspcaassured inspect? https://t.co/vgp2qsBh4g @media_ciwf pic.twitter.com/jMBQsCJZUF
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) April 20, 2021
Norwegian Police brings charges against salmon farmer for alleged violation of the Animal Welfare Act & Food Act https://t.co/ukHrgYmKXE
When will @PoliceScotland @APHAgovuk & @scotgov start policing welfare abuse on salmon farms in Scotland? @ciwf @onekindtweet @scotgp @PETAUK— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) December 8, 2021