Inside Scottish Salmon Feedlots posted on Facebook (28 March 2021):
The Fish Site reported (25 March 2021):
Shock Horror! "Salmon farmers urge auditors to make surprise site inspections". If you go down to a salmon farm today you're in for a nasty surprise! @rspcaassured @RSPCA_PATeam @RSPCA_Frontline @RachRSPCA @RSPCAChris @DermotRSPCA https://t.co/q0KNiy8uh0 @ciwf @onekindtweet pic.twitter.com/A1y291Ni6Y
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) March 25, 2021
Scottish Salmon Watch reported last week (22 March 2021):
"Almost all salmon farms in Scotland are members of the RSPCA assurance scheme & are regularly inspected to check compliance" claims @GreenerScotland https://t.co/d1EDMtFBhz
Yet @rspcaassured suspended on-site salmon farm inspections in March 2020! https://t.co/bLZPKNTcqe pic.twitter.com/oc612XByAL— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) March 23, 2021
Covid measures ‘didn’t affect farmed salmon welfare’ claim Marine Scotland (who were not allowed to inspect farms for half of 2020)! @marinescotland @sciencedirect @ElsevierVetNews https://t.co/bLZPKOaNOO @ScotlandMowi @rspcaassured @salmon_scottish @scotseafarms @GriegShetland pic.twitter.com/XqLFoULdCt
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) March 22, 2021
Scottish Salmon Watch reported in May 2020:
RSPCA suspend salmon farm in-person inspections in favour of WhatsApp, Google Meet & Google Hangout! https://t.co/utN4DXzstt @rspcaassured @RSPCAChris @RachRSPCA @RSPCA_Frontline "Contactless assessments" by mutual agreement on 1 June. "Physical visits are not mandatory" pic.twitter.com/6mYeRw96GH
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) May 30, 2020
The Sunday Times reported in February 2020:
The Sunday Times reported earlier in February 2020:
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
Scottish Salmon Watch wrote to the RSPCA in February 2020 urging an end to the certification of farmed salmon.
As RSPCA 'VIPs' you have the power to stop suffering on salmon farms in Scotland – please tell the RSPCA executive to end certification of Scottish salmon! @rspcaassured https://t.co/oFC20taxzO @ChrisGPackham @brianblessed @BillOddie @DrBrianMay @PeterEgan6 @CarolineLucas #RSPCA pic.twitter.com/nYwOM5yTF6
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) February 5, 2020
Ecohustler reported in February 2020:
Video footage of welfare abuse on an RSPCA Assured salmon farm operated by Scottish Sea Farms in Loch Creran was published in October 2020.
In December 2020, BBC Countryfile published further footage of the RSPCA Assured salmon farm in Loch Creran.
RSPCA claim they "did everything they reasonably could" with respect to welfare abuse @scotseafarms @marksandspencer @SSPOsays in Loch Creran @BBCCountryfile @joe_crowley https://t.co/G4dXeILsTk
Surely it is reasonable to question why @rspcaassured still certify salmon farms? pic.twitter.com/lfVVFa5GE8— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) December 7, 2020
Earlier this month, Compassion in World Farming and OneKind published damning video evidence of welfare abuse at RSPCA Assured salmon farms across Scotland.
EXPOSED: The true cost of the multi-billion-pound Scottish salmon industry. New footage shows how it causes suffering to salmon. Urge the Scottish government to put a full stop on expansion plans urgently NOW. Take action at https://t.co/Fsdqgi8MeA #ScottishSalmonScandal pic.twitter.com/DnaBmBnBbp
— OneKind (@onekindtweet) March 23, 2021
A new report – "Underwater Cages, Parasites & Dead Fish" – featuring welfare abuse on salmon farms is a must read! https://t.co/rwypa1sg8y
Stop salmon suffering by banning salmon farming in #Scotland NOW! @ciwf @onekindtweet @CIWF_EU @media_ciwf @rspcaassured @SSPCA_Mike @scotgp pic.twitter.com/rDFDpGMYcz— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) March 23, 2021
Stop salmon suffering – please boycott @rspcaassured Scottish salmon! @sainsburys @Tesco @AldiUK @LidlGB @coopuk @Morrisons @marksandspencer @waitrose @TheGrocer @slowfoodscot @SoilAssocScot @SoilAssociation @ASC_aqua @SSPOsays @philip_ciwf @media_ciwf https://t.co/BsE0neJ9v1 pic.twitter.com/sPIJv58Hqt
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) March 23, 2021
Coming in May 2021, a new report on Greenwashing by Scottish Salmon Watch (publication delayed due to Coronavirus and the kids being off school for three months)!
"Greenwashing Scottish Salmon" – Report Out In Early 2021! https://t.co/UKFWxammC6
A handy guide to how @rspcaassured @SoilAssocScot @ASC_aqua @SaumonLabel @SSPOsays @salmon_scottish @scotseafarms @GriegShetland @ptfss greenwash away environmental & welfare problems @WWFScotland pic.twitter.com/Yeca5f2snW— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) December 17, 2020
Read more via:
- The Sunday Times: "Netflix hit shows scale of welfare abuses at fish farms"
- Sneak Preview: "A Big Campaign to Invite the Public to Scotland's Salmon Farms"
- The Ferret: "Suffering ‘endemic’ at Scottish salmon farms"
- CIWF's watered down 'moratorium' message lets diseased & abused Scottish salmon slip off the hook – please Rethink!
- REVEALED: The Farmed Salmon Crisis
- Media Backgrounder: The Welfare Nightmare of Scottish Salmon (Updated)
- Covid measures ‘didn’t affect farmed salmon welfare’ claim Marine Scotland Science (who were not allowed to inspect farms for half of 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