A Crowd Justice campaign to fund legal action to stop cruelty and suffering on Scottish salmon farms has been launched. Scottish Salmon Watch is proposing a legal challenge because they believe that salmon farms in Scotland run the risk of breaching the Animal Health & Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 - specifically in relation to "Unnecessary Suffering", "Cruel Operations" and "Ensuring Welfare of Animals".
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"Cramming the 'King of Fish' in cramped and overcrowded cages is cruel and a welfare nightmare," said Don Staniford, Director of Scottish Salmon Watch. "Scientific research has shown that salmon are sentient beings who feel pain and distress. Secret filming inside salmon farms reveals shocking suffering on salmon farms. Legal action is urgently needed to raise welfare standards on Scottish salmon's torture chambers. Fish have feelings too but have no voice so we need to speak out on their behalf and stand up against cruelty and suffering on Scottish salmon farms."
Download press release as a PDF via "Justice for Fish - Welfare of Scottish Salmon in Legal Spotlight" (3 October 2018)