Scottish Salmon pledges "highest standards of animal welfare" https://t.co/gKKOW27Ixh
Judging by welfare abuse, mass mortalities & infectious diseases plaguing @rspcaassured salmon farms across Scotland the only way is up! @SSPOsays @tavishscott @HamishMacdonell @salmon_scottish pic.twitter.com/dUWtUPmiyt— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 10, 2020
The Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation has unveiled a new vision statement.
Read the SSPO's new report – "A Better Future for Us All" – online here
Watch the SSPO's video promotion online here
The SSPO's five pledges include 'the highest standards of animal welfare':
A claim which does not stand close scrutiny in view of recent video footage of welfare abuse at RSPCA Assured Scottish salmon:
“You can’t help a suffering animal once it’s dead”.https://t.co/eg8coVRiwe
A crime under the Animal Health & Welfare Act 2006, Animals & Wldlife Bill, and Welfare of Farmed Animals 2010.👇@strathearnrose @MairiGougeon @ChrisGPackham @claudiabeamish @markruskell @StaceyDooley pic.twitter.com/Bha0UocQ9Q
— Salmon Research (@salmonresearch) November 5, 2020
Photographic evidence of gruesome farmed salmon – captured by the Scottish Government's Fish Health Inspectorate – does not exactly back up the SSPO's claims of high welfare standards.
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
Photos slipped out last month @marinescotland provide yet more damning evidence of welfare abuse on salmon farms – please boycott Scottish salmon! https://t.co/bp2h3Rylag @salmon_scottish @Try_Lochlander @Folketrygdfond @GreenerScotland @scotgp @coopuk @rspcaassured @SSPCA_Mike pic.twitter.com/Sngg29WYTp
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 4, 2020
Ongoing Welfare Abuse on RSPCA Assured Salmon Farms – Why No Prosecutions? https://t.co/MJPgaijAAy @MairiGougeon @APHAgovuk @rspcaassured @kamesfishfarm @MowiScotlandLtd @scotseafarms @salmon_scottish @GriegShetland @Animallawyersuk @onekindtweet @ProfCMDwyer @LynneUSneddon pic.twitter.com/AIQHyRkb0q
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 19, 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 farming stands at a momentous point" says @tavishscott @SSPOsays https://t.co/gKKOW27Ixh
"We will apply the highest standards of animal welfare" @rspcaassured @sainsburys @salmon_scottish @Tesco @LidlGB @AldiUK @asda @waitrose @SSPCA_Mike
How low can you go? pic.twitter.com/MRivBsU64W— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 10, 2020
So instead of taking Scottish Salmon's pledge why not join Philip Lymbery, CEO of Compassion In World Farming, and others all over the world in taking the pledge not to eat farmed salmon.
Join Philip Lymbery, CEO of Compassion In World Farming & author of 'Farmageddon', in taking the pledge not to eat farmed salmon! https://t.co/4aHyVQVGGA @philip_ciwf @CIWF_EU @media_ciwf @onekindtweet @rspcaassured @SSPCA_Mike @SSPCA_Kirsteen @LynneUSneddon @Animallawyersuk pic.twitter.com/71XmOo9zAt
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 9, 2020
Please take the pledge against farmed salmon! https://t.co/4aHyVQE5i0@TasmanianGreens @envirotas #SalmonPledge pic.twitter.com/W9kTXWF3Dy
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 7, 2020
Scottish Salmon's fifth pledge is to "be good neighbours in every way":
Scottish Salmon's pledge to 'Our Communities': "We will be good neighbours in every way, increasing our positive social impact. We’re proud of the part we play in helping our communities thrive" @SSPOsays @tavishscott @HamishMacdonell @FergusEwingMSP https://t.co/gKKOW27Ixh pic.twitter.com/Tf8E4Q7uo5
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 10, 2020
Not everyone agrees that salmon farms in Scotland are good neighbours:
Nice to see the toxic #salmon industry bowing to public pressure. Sad to see such little backbone from @scotgov to enforce meaningful regulations. And unsurprising to see the continued ploy of the industry to bribe communities into submission:https://t.co/rfx097MFiF
— SST-T (@ScotSalmonTank) November 10, 2020
In January 2020, Scottish Salmon Watch unveiled their '2020 Vision for Scottish Salmon':
Close down all salmon farms in Scotland by 2025 urge campaigners! https://t.co/bnew0S7trR Read our '2020 Vision for Scottish Salmon' @SSPOsays @FergusEwingMSP @scotgp @strathearnrose @KateForbesMSP @MairiGougeon @GreenerScotland @claudiabeamish @ScotLINK @WWFScotland @ciwf pic.twitter.com/kzbombCAsS
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) January 22, 2020
Salmon farming lobbyists & apologists meet today "to develop a 'blueprint' for the industry" https://t.co/bnew0S7trR As an antidote read our '2020 Vision for Scottish Salmon'. Open your eyes! @SSPOsays @ScottishEPA @nature_scot @scotgp @AST_Salmon @fms_scotland @marinescotland pic.twitter.com/BkYPjPDdJQ
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) January 23, 2020
Read more via:
- The Devil is in the Data – why no published figures on use of toxic chemicals via wellboats?
- Take the Salmon Pledge – please join the boycott against farmed salmon!
- Over One Million Morts for Scottish Salmon in September 2020!
- Survival of the Unhealthiest Scottish Salmon – New data reveals shocking mortality rates!
- "No Unauthorised Access – Keep 15m Away" warn Scottish Salmon Company. Nothing to See Here (Honest)!
- Video Nasty: Death Threat & Assault by Salmon Farmer for Questioning Use of Carcinogenic Chemicals at Kames!
- "The Right to Privacy"
- Scottish Sea Farms Seek Removal of Photos of Former Employees
And we'll scream and shout and yell at us if you get too close – we might even hit you and report you to @FergusEwingMSP. The salmon industry talks utter shite about everything, apart from their own utter shite. https://t.co/TvSUKGuPq1
— Niall McKillop (@Badabrach) November 10, 2020
Scottish Salmon's foresight team set out their vision for "a green & sustainable future" https://t.co/zS0JDSIsFt@tavishscott @HamishMacdonell @SSPOsays
"We will work continuously to minimise our impact & ensure a healthy environment" https://t.co/gKKOW27Ixh pic.twitter.com/dZyRnGOzAl— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 10, 2020
“We already have an incredibly good environmental story to tell" claims @tavishscott @SSPOsays
Oops – above his quote @heraldscotland is a link to a news article headlined: "Salmon farm creates 'serious threat' to life in a protected Scottish sea zone"https://t.co/WYZFDOKicO pic.twitter.com/shaxtrIe6I— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 10, 2020