Report: our pictures of Scottish salmon farms aired
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Animal suffering on prime-time television
During the popular TV programme dedicated to journalistic investigation and hosted by Sigfrido Ranucci, the images collected by our investigative team in the UK alongside Report Rai 3 revealed what lies behind the production of Scottish salmon, wrongly considered worldwide as a ‘luxury’ product.
As we have long denounced, salmon suffer immensely in farms, condemned to live in crowded underwater cages, and often suffering from disease, lice and rough conditions. As Abigail Penny said during her interview with Report:
Millions of salmon die on farms every year. Mainly due to warming waters caused by climate change, disease, and sea lice infestations.
The abysmal conditions of Scottish salmon farms
In the shocking images we have documented and shown to 1.4 million viewers, salmon are taken from the farm and left to painfully suffocate. Another is seen suffering from ‘pop-eye’, a disease that causes the eyes of these animals to protrude. One had a huge chunk of their tail missing and struggle to swim due to the untreated wound.
Our footage is just one example of the unacceptable conditions in the entire UK salmon farming system.
Armed with this footage we – alongside Report Rai 3 – have lodged a complaint with the Scottish authorities. This is especially timely, since a Scottish Government Commitee recently stated that it has concerns about the ‘long term viability of the industry’ and expects serious action to be taken this year otherwise it will consider recommending the suspension of all new salmon farms.
Stop the suffering of salmon
Every year, tens of millions of salmon in Scotland suffer the same fate; they live miserable lives in cages, all to be slaughtered to end up on consumers’ plates.
Through our investigative work, we will continue to shed light on what the cruel animal agriculture industry tries to hide. Informed people can make informed choices and we encourage anyone alarmed by this disturbing footage to boycott animal products today.
This choice is essential to help reduce the number of animals farmed and put an end to this cruel system of exploitation. Do your part for salmon too and choose a plant-based diet today.
Protect Fish
Scientists confirm that fish feel pain and suffer. Protect these sensitive beings by choosing plant-based alternatives to animal food products.
