Scottish SPCA

We're in the very fortunate position that the Scottish Government funds the work I do.

So the police forces and RSPB and SSPCA, my apologies, do not have to pay for my post-mortem examinations.

The Scottish government pays for those because they look on wildlife crime and welfare as being so closely linked.

Christian, you've worked internationally, but some of that work must be in the UK.

The Countess of Arran introduced red-necked wallabies to the island of Inch Conachan in Loch Lomond in the 1940s.

The Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals would advise anyone who might come across a wallaby in the area to either contact Police Scotland if it's potentially posing a traffic problem or contact the nearby wildlife park.

That article was written by Catherine Anderson and read by Ian McKenna.

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So contextualised care is not something that can be done in a 15 minute consultation, actually.

And this is one of the things that we're covering in the book that I'm currently writing with my colleague Ian Futter, who is SSPCA, that it needs to be a, it's a kind of state of mind, and it is a whole practice endeavour.

But the thing about building trust, and I think this is where things do go awry, and it's something I see with my new consultancy, Pet Lighthouse, is lack of continuity of care.

You know, if people are seeing a different vet every time, that is an immediate problem.

The Scottish Government released updated welfare guidelines for equids in August 2026, replacing the older 2009 Code of Practice.

It was developed with major organisations, including the British Horse Society, SSPCA and the National Equine Welfare Council.

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