A new law increasing the maximum punishment for people convicted of animal cruelty from one year to five years took effect in Scotland this week, a month after the Scottish Parliament passed it ...

Scotland’s national animal is a unicorn. Rating: True (About this rating?) Some countries venerate the bull, the tiger or the brown bear as their national animal. Scotland, however, is among a few ...

Act 2006 was introduced, it was rightly seen as world leading. It placed Scotland at the forefront of animal welfare, ...

From mythical beasts like unicorns and the Loch Ness Monster to rare puffins and ubiquitous Highland cows, there's an animal for everyone in this magical U.K. paradise If you’ve grown up thinking the ...

Scotland has become the second country in the UK to ban greyhound racing in just over 24 hours. MSPs backed a bill to make it ...

Households in Scotland may soon be banned from getting a cat under extraordinary plans being considered to protect the country’s wildlife. An animal welfare body set up to advise the Scottish ...

Greyhound racing has been outlawed in Scotland after MSPs voted to pass a ban. The sport already faced extinction after the ...

Scottish TV presenter and nutritionist Gillian McKeith has spoken out on why circuses with wild animal acts should be banned in Scotland. “When I was a wee girl, I was taken to the circus by my family ...