In a statement the charity said: "The Scottish SPCA has identified a legal compliance issue relating to the use of pentobarbital, a controlled drug used to humanely euthanise sick and injured wildlife ...

The Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals left frontline staff exposed to legal risk for more than a year before preventing ...

Results: Laws on assisted dying in The Netherlands and Belgium are restricted to doctors. In principle, assisted suicide (but not euthanasia) is not illegal in either Germany or Switzerland, but a ...

The recent government paper on assisted euthanasia outlined proposals for a national discussion, as pledged in their last electoral manifesto. Several key points emerged during public ...

Scotland has its own social security system - so what impact could Labour's proposals have north of the border?

In Australia and Oregon, USA, legislation to permit statutory sanctioned physician-assisted dying was enacted. However, opponents, many of whom held strong religious views, were successful with repeal ...

The national debate on euthanasia has now entered an interesting juncture, as more people have started to gain interest in the delicate subject, and form an opinion. Surely, it is one of those topics ...

Palliative doctors slam voluntary euthanasia bill Even experienced doctors can be wrong in 75% of cases, association warns ...

Background Discussions about euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (EAS) involve various stakeholders, including patients, healthcare professionals and the general public. This review examines ...

Fears ‘deadly’ Scottish seagulls could kill someone after spate of attacks Scottish ministers were accused of failing to act on soaring gull attacks as Tories call for national summit ...

Since the county took control of the shelter back over from the APA back in February, the shelter has failed multiple inspections.

The government’s voluntary euthanasia proposals could “harm the most vulnerable, erode medical ethics, and reshape the social fabric in dangerous ways”, according to the Christian Life ...