The Scottish government has maintained its opposition to a complete ban on animal snares. The move came as MSPs quizzed Environment Minister Roseanna Cunningham about calls from welfare groups to outlaw the wire traps. Ministers have said an effective method to control predators, such as foxes, was vital. The Scottish Parliament's petitions committee is considering …
Four charged with illegal hare coursing
FOUR men have been charged as part of a police crackdown on illegal hare coursing in the North east of Scotland. Grampian Police yesterday revealed that three men from Aberdeen, aged 16, 48 and 69, and a 22-year-old man from Montrose had been arrested following alleged hare coursing incidents at St Katherines and Clola, in …