⏰ You have more time to pledge your support for a proposed bill to ban greyhound racing🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

❗We call on you to back Mark Ruskell's Proposed Prohibition Greyhound Racing (Scotland) Bill today:
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The pledge will now be closing Tues 30th April.
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Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home Dogs Trust Public Affairs OneKind Animal Concern Scottish SPCA 🐾 Interesting UK Centre for Animal Law (A-Law) online debate on Tuesday 30th, 6-7pm - how can the law address pet theft? With Maurice Golden and Mike Radford. More details: alaw.org.uk/events-trainin…

The veterinary profession play such an important role when it comes to spotting the signs of non accidental injury in animals. Thank you Jo Williams The University of Edinburgh for supporting us with brilliant #research yet again! 🐾 #partnerships

From 1 August it will be a criminal offence to own an XL Bully dog without an exemption certificate.

Online applications for certificates close at midnight on 31 July.

Find out more: gov.scot/news/xl-bully-…

XL Bully Dog owners - for details on how to apply for an exemption certificate visit gov.scot

🌿🐸 Spring has sprung! 🐦🌼

The flowers have started to bloom and our wildlife is emerging from winter hibernation! For any advice or if you have any concerns when out and about this spring, visit our website for all the information and advice on our wildlife and animals 🙌

What a brilliant day for #AnimalWelfare in Scotland why? Check out below 👇. Scottish SPCA 🐾 is one step closer in our ambition to make Scotland the best place in the world for an animal to call home. Thank you to everyone who has worked so hard on this for years, so worth it! 🐾

Great to meet senior Scottish SPCA 🐾 officers at their Wildlife Centre today to discuss new powers coming to help them tackle wildlife crime 🦅

Looking forward to final vote on the licensing bill on Tuesday in Parliament🗳️

Final debate on the Wildlife Management & Muirburn (Scotland) Bill is taking place on Tuesday (19 March).

We have long called for greater regulation when it comes to land use management in a bid to tackle horrific wildlife crimes that are still being committed to this day.

Hoping as many people as possible can support us with the care of these puppies. Another example that the trade still exists, profit being put before animal welfare causing unnecessary suffering. Please #share and help us #MakeADifference

However, we continue to call for #DeedNotBreed to be applied and for the outdated Dangerous Dogs legislation to be overhauled. Any breed of dog can be potentially out of control and dangerous in the wrong hands.

Are you worried this winter?

Many of us are worried about how to pay bills this winter. The Citizens Advice network in Scotland is here to help.

We’re supporting their #WorriedThisWinter campaign.

➡️ Get advice and support: cas.org.uk/worried

Sad day for #AnimalWelfare . Doesn't address root cause it's more of a sticking plaster #DeedNotBreed . We now need...Better definition of an XL Bully; reasonable timescales; clear advice & support for owners, vets and animal welfare organisations & more resource for enforcement 🐾

Great opportunity to seek some support from Scottish SPCA 🐾 particularly if you are struggling to access advice just now and consequently your dog has not had a recent health check. Thank you Citizens Advice Edinburgh for your #support helping us reach even more communities #partnership 🐾

It was great to meet with you Maurice Golden and we look forward to seeing your Dog Abduction Bill progress over the coming months a Bill that Scottish SPCA 🐾 very much supports 🐾

Have a passion for animal welfare and want to help Scottish SPCA 🐾 lead the debate? We are looking for an enthusiastic Public Affairs and Strategic Relations Manager to join Scotland's only all animal rescue service. Take a look 👉scottishspca-careers.org/job-detail.php…🐾

Scottish Government has indicated it will consider replicating the XL bully ban in Scotland.

We urge them to ensure that any legislation gives a sufficient transition period, so owners have time & support to be able to exempt their dogs.

Read our full statement:

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We are delighted that a Bill to phase out greyhound racing in Scotland will soon be brought to the Scottish Parliament– something we have long called for.

Dogs involved in greyhound racing can suffer significant injury & in some cases death all for the purpose of entertainment.