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  • Brutal airgun attack on swans

    26 Oct 2011

    The Scottish SPCA is appealing for information after a family of swans were targeted in a brutal airgun attack in Livingston, West Lothian, leaving two of the birds critically injured.

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  • Two thousand cats and counting

    26 Oct 2011

    The Scottish SPCA is feeling the strain of caring for more than two thousand unwanted and neglected cats so far this year, which is a three-year high for the animal charity.

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  • Life ban for dog neglect

    26 Oct 2011

    A woman has been banned from keeping animals for life after she abandoned her emaciated dog in a flat in Edinburgh.

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  • Kittens tied up and left to die

    25 Oct 2011

    The Scottish SPCA is appealing for information after two tiny kittens were found tied up inside plastic bags in separate incidents in Bellshill last week.

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  • Ferrets abandoned in Motherwell

    21 Oct 2011

    The Scottish SPCA is appealing for information after three abandoned ferrets were spotted in a bush at a park in Motherwell.

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  • Lucky cat survives quarry fall

    20 Oct 2011

    The Scottish SPCA is seeking the owner of a lucky cat who survived being chased in to deep water at a quarry by a dog.

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  • Renewed call for tighter fireworks laws

    20 Oct 2011

    As November approaches the Scottish SPCA is urging animal lovers to join them in appealing to the UK and Scottish governments to tighten the laws on the sale and use of fireworks.

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  • Ban for bird neglect

    19 Oct 2011

    The Scottish SPCA has welcomed the three year ban imposed on a man who admitted causing unnecessary suffering to more than 500 chickens and quail. Warning - you may find the photo distressing.

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  • Mystery kittens found in garden centre

    19 Oct 2011

    The Scottish SPCA is caring for a pair of two-week-old kittens who were mysteriously discovered outside at a garden centre in Aberdeen.

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  • Wild birds return to the skies

    19 Oct 2011

    The Scottish SPCA has successfully released a buzzard and a short-eared owl back into the wild after they were rescued and rehabilitated by the animal charity.

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  • Double trouble for hit and run cats

    17 Oct 2011

    Two cats have been rescued by the Scottish SPCA after they were both hit by cars on a Fife road on Friday night (14 October).

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  • Injured starving dog found in Fife

    17 Oct 2011

    The Scottish SPCA is appealing for information after an injured starving dog was found abandoned in Fife.

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  • Dog with rare condition seeks special owner

    14 Oct 2011

    The Scottish SPCA is seeking a special home for a puppy with a rare condition which means he cannot digest food normally.

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  • Fine and ban for dog neglect

    11 Oct 2011

    The Scottish SPCA has welcomed the fine and ban imposed on a man who neglected his dogs and was caught in possession of illegal snares.

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  • Barn owl reunited with owners

    11 Oct 2011

    An adventurous barn owl has been reunited with his worried owners thanks to the Scottish SPCA.

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