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  • Hippo arrives at wildlife rescue centre

    6 Jun 2013

    The Scottish SPCA's National Wildlife Rescue Centre in Clackmannanshire has rescued its first hippo, albeit one made of fibreglass.

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  • Tiny snake found in garden

    6 Jun 2013

    The Scottish SPCA is seeking the owner of a tiny snake found slithering about an East Ayrshire garden.

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  • Nobody loves Lucy

    6 Jun 2013

    The Scottish SPCA's Aberdeenshire Animal Rescue and Rehoming Centre is seeking a loving home for a young dog who has known nothing but rejection in her life.

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  • Surge in dogs at Lanarkshire centre

    6 Jun 2013

    The Scottish SPCA is urging people in Lanarkshire to consider rehoming a rescue dog after a surge in canines at their Hamilton-based centre.

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  • Bird boards London to Edinburgh train

    5 Jun 2013

    An injured magpie found by a holidaymaker and smuggled aboard a London to Edinburgh train has been released back into the wild by the Scottish SPCA.

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  • Report to procurator fiscal

    5 Jun 2013

    A 36-year-old man from West Lothian will be reported to the procurator fiscal for causing unnecessary suffering to a horse following a Scottish SPCA investigation and independent veterinary advice.

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  • Two animals left to die in Lothians

    4 Jun 2013

    The Scottish SPCA is appealing for information after two animals were left for dead in separate incidents in the Lothians.

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  • Orphaned pine marten kits in recovery

    4 Jun 2013

    Two orphaned pine marten kits are recovering in Scottish SPCA care after they were found in an attic in the Highlands.

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  • Rats dumped beside bins

    4 Jun 2013

    The Scottish SPCA is appealing for information after a large cage with two rats inside was found beside a wheelie bin.

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  • Can Fast & Furious race to new home?

    31 May 2013

    The Scottish SPCA is seeking a new home for a pair of terrapins named Fast and Furious who have been on the road to nowhere for eight months.

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  • Bans for dog neglect flatmates

    30 May 2013

    Two flatmates from Dumbarton who admitted neglecting their collie have been banned from owning dogs for ten years following a Scottish SPCA investigation.

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  • Peregrine falcon chick found in box

    29 May 2013

    The Scottish SPCA is appealing for information after a peregrine falcon chick was found abandoned in a box by a roadside near Cowdenbeath.

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  • Salmon farmer convicted of illegal use of nets

    28 May 2013

    Following a Scottish SPCA investigation, a Shetland man is the first person in the UK to be convicted of using nets for the purposes of trapping and killings seals under the Conservation (Natural Habitats) Regulations 1994.

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  • 18 chicks found in woodland

    27 May 2013

    The Scottish SPCA is appealing for information after eighteen chicks were found abandoned in woodland in Clackmannanshire.

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  • Stray snake found in flat

    24 May 2013

    The Scottish SPCA is seeking the owner of a stray snake who surprised a Beith resident as he was having his breakfast.

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