The Scottish SPCA urges a ban on public sale and use of fireworks in Scotland, citing harm to pets, wildlife and farm animals ...

Staff at the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA) are to be balloted over strike action in a dispute over pay. Unite the Union said about 140 members at the animal charity ...

But, with no such rules announced in Scotland, a number of XL Bullies have been brought across the Border - with one man claiming he transported 33 dogs before midnight on Hogmanay. On February 1, the ...

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Scottish SPCA celebrates a year of animal welfare progress, launching its 2026 manifesto, boosting rescue efforts, policy ...

The Scottish SPCA has called for a complete ban on the public sale and use of fireworks ahead of Hogmanay celebrations taking ...

The Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Scottish SPCA), Scotland’s leading and longest established animal welfare organisation, has just taken delivery of 19 Citroën Berlingo ...

A baby hare hitched a ride from England to Scotland after seemingly hiding in a backpack. The little leveret was discovered within a house in the village of Gartocharn, West Dunbartonshire, on 3 July.

Workers at the Scottish SPCA are being balloted for strike action in a dispute over pay. Unite the union said members at the animal welfare charity have “emphatically rejected” a two-year pay offer ...