The Latest Breaking News from Scottish SPCA

Owl found trapped in dumped fishing line in Scots canal

The Edinburgh charity The Sorted Project encountered the animal on the Union Canal in Edinburgh.

Daily Record · Nov 25, 2022

Cruel dog owner left yelping Collies to suffer painful infection and tumours in metal trailer

Sheila Brolly, 64, was found to have failed to provide veterinary care for her eight-year-old collie, Dan and nine-year-old collie, Goldie following a Scottish SPCA probe.

Daily Record · Nov 25, 2022

Scottish SPCA officers issue warning after Scots home visited by fake inspectors

Two men stopped by a home in Cambuslang last Friday, claiming they were responding to animal neglect reports.

Daily Record · Nov 24, 2022

Swans found dead at Scots nature reserve sparking fears of bird flu outbreak

At least twelve swans have died at Hogganfield Loch, part of Seven Lochs nature park, in Glasgow.

Daily Record · Nov 15, 2022

Cruel Paisley couple fined after puppy left with bleeding scabs and gaping wound for weeks

The SSPCA is disappointed the pair have not been banned from keeping animals.

Daily Record · Nov 4, 2022

Swan halts traffic in Glasgow as police officer tries to distract it with bread

The huge avian wandered onto Maryhill Road at lunchtime to the amusement of locals – and the frustration of motorists.

Daily Record · Nov 4, 2022

Woman left cats alone in Plean house for more than a week in "appalling" conditions

She was placed on supervision and banned from keeping animals for three years.

Daily Record · Nov 3, 2022

Three distressed West Lothian kittens found abandoned in woodlands

The kittens are approximately 10-weeks-old and were found by a passing member of the public inside a cage abandoned in local woods.

Edinburgh Live · Nov 3, 2022

Designer cat falls from Aberdeen tower block after three other pets plunge from flats

The cat was unresponsive and had to have his front leg amputated due to horrific injures.

Daily Record · Nov 2, 2022

Dog fighting boss trains animals in steel cages and brags of cruelty in horrific 'match reports'

Convicted animal abuser Anthony Holloway was banned last year from keeping dogs, but he has now been exposed as being involved in the terrifying dog fighting cult.

Glasgow Live · Oct 31, 2022