The Sunday National reported (18 June 2023):
The Ferret reported (18 June 2023):
🔴NEW: The killing of a seal at an Orkney fish farm was not a "proportional and justifiable response" and may have breached the law, according to a report seen by The Ferret.
Read the full story: https://t.co/vOiQC33zop pic.twitter.com/H124kd2enB
— The Ferret (@FerretScot) June 18, 2023
Animal welfare campaigners said more could have been done to save the seal and it was “scandalous that salmon farmers are still killing seals”. They have called for an investigation. pic.twitter.com/FD43EfEAMS
— The Ferret (@FerretScot) June 18, 2023
Don Staniford claimed @scotseafarms & @scotgov have "blood on their hands over the killing of seals". "Those responsible for the slaughter of seals must be held to account – under the letter of law that means a five-year prison sentence & whopping fine" https://t.co/L7khhAJdSh
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) June 18, 2023
Read a letter to Police Scotland dated 18 June 2023 online here
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