Farmer fined £600 for allowing bullock's horn to grow back into its head
A bullock's horn grew to gore its own head after a farmer failed to take action, a court has heard. (...)
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Animal rights campaigner planning official complaint after receiving new information about Airlie dog shooting
An animal rights campaigner's plea to the owner of a dog found buried in Angus has resulted in accusations of ''inadequate'' investigation into its death. (...)
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Animal rights defender contacts police to query details of Airlie dog shooting
A consultant for an animal rights group has inquired into the legal circumstances surrounding the shooting of a 15-year-old dog by a gamekeeper in Airlie. (...)
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Dog owners asked to be careful around calves
Ramblers Scotland and Scottish Land and Estates have joined forces to ask dog walkers to take care around cows with calves, following a number of recent incidents where walkers have been injured. (...)
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Scotland's 'nuclear dream is over' — WWF Scotland
Twenty-five years to the day after the Chernobyl disaster, a leading environmental group has said it is unlikely any new reactors will ever be built in Scotland. (...)
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Countryside groups berate Scottish Labour's proposed ban on snaring
Countryside bodies have warned that an outright ban on snaring would have major economic consequences in rural Perthshire and Angus. (...)
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Arbroath dookers assured of water quality (if not the temperature)
Hardy souls participating in the New Year's Day dook in Arbroath can be reassured about the quality of the water, even if the temperature causes concern, research has shown. (...)
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Former livestock enthusiast Alan Fotheringham
Perthshire farmer and livestock enthusiast Alan Fotheringham, of Craighall Forgandenny, has died at the age of 70 after a long illness. (...)
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Hot-air balloons spark stampede fears
Residents of a Kinross-shire community have raised fears that hot-air balloon pleasure flights could cause cattle stampedes. (...)
