Mr Staniford, an award-winning campaigner & author, hailed it as ‘watershed victory’. "Police Scotland has effectively reinforced the legality of filming at salmon farms. Salmon farms cannot keep the public out of public waters" https://t.co/Uenouv8FBV @obantimes @policescotland
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 19, 2020
The Oban Times reported (19 October 2020):
Here's the newspaper version published on 22 October 2020:
Front page of today's @obantimes "Police Scotland apologises to fish farm campaigner" @policescotland @scotseafarms @Ecohustler @andrholder https://t.co/cNwnJSMYbH pic.twitter.com/Exe6LqWS9p
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 22, 2020
The day after the online version of the news story was published it was removed.
Scottish Salmon Watch has asked The Oban Times for a comment. Did Police Scotland or Scottish Sea Farms file a complaint with the Editor?
Newspaper removes online article: "Police apologise to fish farm welfare campaigner" https://t.co/cNwnJSMYbH
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 25, 2020
Did @policescotland or @scotseafarms complain to Editor @obantimes? The owners of The Oban Times - Wyvex Media Group - also own @fishfarmermag https://t.co/dO9DwpMUTx pic.twitter.com/6Q89labH37
An online version of the news article still appears online via PressReader:
Following the complaint the article "went back online" dated 26 October 2020 via a new web-link:
Date: Sun, Oct 25, 2020 at 8:42 AM
Subject: Comment re. pulled online story?
To: Editor Oban Times <[email protected]>, Ellis Butcher <[email protected]>
Date: Mon, Oct 26, 2020 at 10:45 AM
Subject: Re: Comment re. pulled online story?
To: Don Staniford <[email protected]>
Date: Mon, Oct 26, 2020 at 10:50 AM
Subject: Re: Comment re. pulled online story?
To: Editor Oban Times <[email protected]>
Date: Mon, Oct 26, 2020 at 10:53 AM
Subject: Re: Comment re. pulled online story?
To: Don Staniford <[email protected]>
Victory: "Police Apologise to Fish Farm Welfare Campaigner" back online https://t.co/cNwnJSMYbH "The story was taken offline while we investigated a complaint" @obantimes "The investigation was completed late on Friday & the story went back online" @policescotland @scotseafarms
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) October 26, 2020
Read more via:
- Ongoing Welfare Abuse & Unnecessary Suffering on Salmon Farms - Why No Prosecutions?
- The Ferret: "Police apologise to anti-fish farm campaigner over access"
- Policing Scottish Salmon: Landmark Victory for Surveillance of Fish Farms
Download press release and media backgrounder in full as a PDF online here