Raptor Persecution UK: Wildlife crime: key conservation organisations ‘excluded’ from Scottish Government’s review on increasing SSPCA powers

In July last year, the Scottish Government finally got around to establishing an independent Taskforce to consider whether the Scottish SPCA should be granted additional powers to help investigate raptor persecution and other wildlife crime (see here). As a quick recap, the SSPCA’s current powers (under animal welfare legislation) limits their investigations to cases that … Continue reading "Wildlife crime: key conservation organisations ‘excluded’ from Scottish Government’s review on increasing SSPCA powers" RaptorPersecutionUK https://ift.tt/xc5SMnl