RSPCA Suspends Spelve Salmon Farm & 'Urgently Investigates' M&S Supplier Scottish Sea Farms!

A spokesperson for RSPCA Assured said: “We are very concerned by some of this footage and have suspended the farm whilst we urgently investigate” @rspcaassured @scotseafarms @APHAgovuk @marinescotland @LeroySeafood @Folketrygdfond @SSPCA_Mike @ciwf https://t.co/55rqvU9n4R pic.twitter.com/ajRqyWUuh7

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) May 14, 2021

Fish Farmer reported (14 May 2021):

RSPCA suspends Loch Spelve salmon farm after welfare complaint https://t.co/55rqvU9n4R @rspcaassured @APHAgovuk @marksandspencer @marinescotland @ciwf @onekindtweet @andrholder @MaggieTweettwoo @Ecohustler @SSPOsays @scotseafarms @LeroySeafood @Folketrygdfond @ProfCMDwyer

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) May 14, 2021

Watch the video footage from the Loch Spelve salmon farm shot by Scottish Salmon Watch on 7 May 2021:

Secret Filming Exposes RSPCA ‘Abused’ Scottish Salmon – Welfare Complaint Filed Against M&S Supplier Scottish Sea Farms https://t.co/FcNmyXrwxD @rspcaassured @scotseafarms @marksandspencer @LeroySeafood @APHAgovuk @marinescotland @SSPCA_Mike @SSPCA_Kirsteen @Folketrygdfond pic.twitter.com/D212vYCn9z

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) May 13, 2021

Download high resolution photos taken on 7 May 2021 at the RSPCA Assured salmon farm operated by Norskott Havbruk (Scottish Sea Farms) in Loch Spelve on the Isle of Mull:

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Corin Smith posted on Facebook's Inside Scottish Salmon Feedlots yesterday (13 May 2021):

Last year, Scottish Salmon Watch wrote to the RSPCA asking them to stop certifying farmed salmon as 'welfare-friendly'.

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

The Sunday Times revealed in February 2020 that the RSPCA rake in over £500,000 from certifying farmed salmon.

Surely the RSPCA should send inspectors into salmon farms to stop suffering & cruelty rather than receive ££££££s via certification? @rspcaassured @RSPCA_Amy @RSPCA_official @RachRSPCA @RSPCA_LabAnimal @RSPCAChris @WainwrightChris @CarolineLDNvet https://t.co/oFC20taxzO #RSPCA pic.twitter.com/FN69jUfGwy

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) February 5, 2020

The Sunday Times reported earlier in February 2020:

The RSPCA are now hiring for a new 'Senior Scientific Officer' in charge of salmon farming policy and strategy.

"Exciting" job opportunity developing @rspcaassured policy in relation to welfare of farmed salmon – must have strong stomach, love seeing dead seals & diseased fish and ideally employed by the salmon farming industry! Deadline for applications is 1 June https://t.co/fCdsMOfBXC pic.twitter.com/rqZgoAcoAl

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) May 14, 2021