With some 27 million birds slain each year, a new report is advising the Scottish Government to take fresh measures ...

The SNP are considering banning domestic cats in a bid to protect wild animals, it has been reported. Under new proposals owners could be ordered to keep moggies indoors or even be stopped from owning ...

The Scottish government has said it ... The commission said domestic and feral cats are also a threat to the nation's rare wildcat population by competing with them for food and habitats, as ...

The native Scottish wildcat is the only wild member of the cat family to survive in Britain, but a report published in 2019 ...

It has been estimated that cats across the UK kill tens of millions of wild animals each year - including birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians. Countries such as Australia have set up initiatives ...

The Scottish Animal Welfare Commission ... and competition for resources with vulnerable wildcat populations. “Some countries already require cats to be contained all the time or seasonally ...

Owners could be forced to keep pets indoors or, in some cases, prohibited from owning them, to protect wild animals ...

The Scottish Animal Welfare Commission has warned that cats are depleting wildlife populations and has suggested restrictions and even a ban on the animals in Scotland.

John Swinney has knocked down reports the Scottish Government is considering banning cats. Reports emerged over the weekend ...

The SNP are considering banning domestic cats in a bid to protect wild animals, it has been reported. Under new proposals owners could be ordered to keep moggies indoors or even be stopped from ...