Millions of salmon deaths at Scottish farms disclosed after watchdog’s ruling
Key takeaways
- Photograph: Richard Johnson/Alamy View image in fullscreen‘We treat all reports of suspected cases of poor welfare at salmon farms seriously,’ an APHA spokesperson said.
- Prefer the Guardian on GoogleMillions of fish deaths caused by accidental poisoning and suffocation on Scottish salmon farms have been revealed after the inspection agency was forced to share its reports.
- The UK government’s Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) had refused to release inspection reports, claiming it would cause “significant detriment” to companies, including to their reputations.
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Photograph: Richard Johnson/Alamy View image in fullscreen‘We treat all reports of suspected cases of poor welfare at salmon farms seriously,’ an APHA spokesperson said. Photograph: Richard Johnson/Alamy Fish Millions of salmon deaths at Scottish farms disclosed after watchdog’s ruling Animal and Plant Health Agency forced to release reports showing scale and cause of deaths on some fish farms
Prefer the Guardian on GoogleMillions of fish deaths caused by accidental poisoning and suffocation on Scottish salmon farms have been revealed after the inspection agency was forced to share its reports.
The UK government’s Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) had refused to release inspection reports, claiming it would cause “significant detriment” to companies, including to their reputations.