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  • Spate of animals dumped in Lanarkshire

    27 Aug 2010

    The Scottish SPCA is appealing for information after seven rabbits and guinea pigs were callously dumped in various locations across Lanarkshire in the space of only three days.

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  • Bunnies abandoned at former helpline

    27 Aug 2010

    The Scottish SPCA has appealed for information after two rabbits were abandoned at the site of its former animal helpline in Edinburgh.

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  • End barbaric guga hunt

    25 Aug 2010

    The Scottish SPCA has spoken out against the tradition of guga hunting, branding the ancient practice whereby thousands of gannet chicks are beaten to death as barbaric and inhumane.

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  • Mystery of lhasa apso 'couple'

    24 Aug 2010
    The Scottish SPCA is appealing for information after a male and female pair of Lhasa Apso dogs were found in The Glen area of Viewpark, with the female appearing to have recently had puppies.
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  • Osprey release first for Society

    24 Aug 2010
    The Scottish SPCA has, for the first time, released an osprey back into the wild after successfully rehabilitating the injured bird back to full health.
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  • Pup dumped on Perth street

    20 Aug 2010
    The Scottish SPCA is appealing to the public for information after a four month old puppy was found tied to a lamppost on a Perth street with her food and bowls beside her.
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  • Cuckoo sets off on winter migration

    19 Aug 2010
    The Scottish SPCA has released a cuckoo back into the wild after two weeks of rehabilitation and just in time for its long journey south for the winter.
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  • Hedgehog warning to gardeners

    18 Aug 2010
    The Scottish SPCA is urging people to take extra care when tidying up their gardens this summer following an influx of baby hedgehogs that have become separated from their mums.
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  • Trapped deer rescued from tunnel

    18 Aug 2010
    The Scottish SPCA has rescued a female roe deer after she spent at least two days trapped in an underground tunnel on the Castle Kennedy Estate in Stranraer.
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  • Scottish Animal Week: Get involved

    16 Aug 2010
    We are looking for fundraising volunteers and for people to donate food during Scottish Animal Week.
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  • Three year ban for rabbit neglect

    12 Aug 2010
    The Scottish SPCA has welcomed the conviction of an Alloa man who kept his pet rabbits and hamsters in filthy conditions at his rubbish filled home. Warning you may find the photographs distressing.
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  • Elderly westies found on riverbank

    10 Aug 2010
    The Scottish SPCA is appealing for information after two elderly West Highland terriers were found by the River Leven in Dunbartonshire in poor condition.
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  • Forty pigeons found dead in water

    9 Aug 2010
    The Scottish SPCA is appealing for information after forty dead pigeons were found floating in the water at Albert Quay in Peterhead on Monday (9 August).
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  • Special home needed for Sophie

    6 Aug 2010

    The Scottish SPCA and Boxer Welfare Scotland are urgently appealing for a very special home for a rescue dog who has twice fought for her life and survived.

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  • Life ban for animal neglect

    4 Aug 2010

    The Scottish SPCA has welcomed the life ban on keeping animals imposed on a man who neglected his pets in Kilmarnock.

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