New charity connected to Advocates for Animals @AnimallawFDN and @animal_equality have produced a comprehensive report that assesses the enforcement of farm welfare law.
— Advocates for Animals | Solicitors (@Animallawyersuk) November 8, 2022
Read the report here: https://t.co/lrttFYfTeH pic.twitter.com/rFOTwRDAjJ
A new report - 'The Enforcement Problem' - published by Animal Equality and the Animal Law Foundation exposes the lack of enforcement with respect to welfare abuse on factory farms (including salmon):
Animal Equality and @AnimallawFDN have released a groundbreaking new report investigating how animal protection laws are monitored and enforced. What we have found will shock you 👀
— Animal Equality UK (@animal_equality) November 8, 2022
Learn more ⬇️https://t.co/bycuDfg10Y pic.twitter.com/sZsu1PkWki
Edie Bowles @AnimallawFDN: "I have been exposed for a long time to what I now call 'The Enforcement Problem'. This is when a law exists on paper, but is grossly underenforced in practice, rendering its value questionable at best and redundant at worst" https://t.co/l7GkEzEXIV pic.twitter.com/KN3RQneR7f
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 8, 2022
Abigail Penny @animal_equality: "With an absence of inspections, lack of verifiable data, a failure to provide adequate deterrents & insufficient action when laws are broken, regulatory bodies are leaving major corporations to cause harm with impunity" https://t.co/l7GkEzW0KV pic.twitter.com/nMm3IHPI0U
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 8, 2022
The report includes:
Here's undercover footage inside The Scottish Salmon Company published by Animal Equality in February 2021:
The Animal Equality and Animal Law Foundation report - 'The Enforcement Problem' - highlighted the woeful lack of welfare enforcement and made specific reference to undercover investigations at salmon farms in Scotland:
Strangely, the Animal Equality and Animal Law Foundation report ignores specific reference to extensive undercover investigations inside salmon farms across Scotland carried out by Compassion in World Farming, Inside Scottish Salmon Feedlots, Scottish Salmon Watch and $camon $cotland.
What enforcement action is being undertaken to stop systematic welfare abuse inside salmon farms? @rspcaassured @APHAgovuk @marinescotland @scotseafarms @ScottishSPCA @marksandspencer @ProfCMDwyer @CVOScotland @MairiGougeon @ScotlandSalmon @philip_ciwf https://t.co/PHFsqdRJ7i https://t.co/ZVn8DEZo6y pic.twitter.com/HAB4yIj6zj
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) July 12, 2022
The Guardian reported (8 November 2022):
Excellent research by Animal Equality UK @animal_equality and Animal Law Foundation @AnimallawFDN in today’s Graun: One in 300 animal welfare complaints at UK farms lead to prosecution – study. https://t.co/l18VrHyCNZ
— Kim Stallwood (@grumpyvegan) November 8, 2022
Scottish Salmon Watch wrote to the Secretary of State in April 2021:
Given the serious nature of the allegations, Scottish Salmon Watch hope that @DefraGovUK
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) April 21, 2021
investigate @APHAgovuk surveillance & inspection of salmon farms in #Scotland @FergusEwingSNP @BenMacpherson @kamesfishfarm @rspcaassured @CGrahameMSP @scotgp https://t.co/vUKNjDsPIR pic.twitter.com/M6H7b9B6BE
Whitewashing Welfare Abuse of Scottish Salmon!
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) April 15, 2021
Read the inside story - sourced via FOI - into how @APHAgovuk 'inspect' millions of farmed fish & turn a blind eye to welfare abuse @SSPOsays @scotseafarms @kamesfishfarm @rspcaassured @marksandspencer https://t.co/vgp2qsSSsQ pic.twitter.com/APUPVisONy
Compassion in World Farming investigated 22 salmon farms in four months between September & December 2020 using cameras, drones & divers. APHA 'inspected' 22 salmon farms in six years (2014 to 2019)! How many did @rspcaassured inspect? https://t.co/vgp2qsBh4g @media_ciwf pic.twitter.com/jMBQsCJZUF
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) April 20, 2021
Read more via:
Open Letter to the RSPCA & ASC - please stop certifying Scottish salmon as "responsibly farmed"!
Closing the Net on Welfare Abuse on Salmon Farms - Scottish Veterinary Service replaces APHA
EXPOSED: Salmon Scotland's Dirty Trade in Cleaner Fish
Videos of Welfare Abuse at The Scottish Salmon Company in Loch Carron (West Strome salmon farm)
Breaking News: "Horror Videos Reveal Welfare Abuse Inside Scottish Salmon & Trout Cages"
Letter to Secretary of State re. Welfare Abuse at Scottish Salmon Farms
Whitewashing Welfare Abuse of Scottish Salmon (as sponsored via RSPCA, SSPCA & APHA)
Revealed: The Farmed Salmon Crisis
Media Backgrounder: The Welfare Nightmare of Scottish Salmon (Updated)
Ongoing welfare abuse & unnecessary suffering on salmon farms - why no prosecutions?
RSPCA Suspend Salmon Farm Inspections
Censored: Welfare Abuse on Salmon Farms
Photo Dossier of Diseased, Deformed & Abused Scottish Salmon
Welfare Abuse at Scottish Salmon Farms - Why No Legal Enforcement Or Prosecutions?
Legal Complaint Vs Breaches of Animal Health & Welfare (Scotland) Act
The creation of the Scottish Veterinary Service is "a major step forward for animal welfare but only if it's fully resourced & empowered to properly police all sectors of animal agriculture in Scotland" @SRUCVets @CVOScotland @ScotGovRural @animal_concernhttps://t.co/7HHnQsjXwa pic.twitter.com/sPl1Y0bwLD
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) March 18, 2022
Norwegian Police brings charges against salmon farmer for alleged violation of the Animal Welfare Act & Food Act https://t.co/ukHrgYmKXE
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) December 8, 2021
When will @PoliceScotland @APHAgovuk & @scotgov start policing welfare abuse on salmon farms in Scotland? @ciwf @onekindtweet @scotgp @PETAUK
ADDENDUM:
Date: Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 2:05 PM
Subject: FOI re. welfare of salmon farms since 1 April 2020
To: SM-APHA-Enquiries APHA <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>
Cc: APHA Corporate Correspondence <[email protected]>
From: SM-APHA-Enquiries APHA <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 3:05 PM
Subject: Acknowledgement ATIC2927
To: Don Staniford <[email protected]>
Ref: ATIC2927
Dear Don Staniford
Thank you for your request for information about salmon farm welfare inspections, which was received on 08 November 2022. Your request is being considered in respect to the access to information legislation.
As required by the legislation, APHA aim to answer your request within 20 working days from the date we received it. If for any reason APHA are unable to meet this deadline, you will be kept fully informed of the reasons for this.
In the meantime, if you have any queries, please contact the Access to Information Team at the email address below.
ACCESS TO INFORMATION TEAM
Email: [email protected]