PE2021: Ensure the definition of protected animals in the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 applies to the sheep on St Kilda
Petition Summary
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to clarify the definition of protected animals contained in the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006, and associated guidance, to ensure the feral sheep on St Kilda are covered by this legislation, enabling interventions to reduce the risk of winter starvation and the consequential suffering of the sheep.
Petitioner: David Peter Buckland and Graham Charlesworth
Status: Under consideration
Date published: 25 April 2023
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Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee consideration
SPICe Briefing (152KB, pdf) (152KB, pdf) posted 13 June 2023
Committee Meetings
28 June 2023: The Committee agreed to write to the National Trust for Scotland, the St Kilda Soay Sheep Research Project, NatureScot and OneKind.
Official Report of Meeting 28 June 2023
01 May 2024: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government.
Official Report of Meeting 01 May 2024
Written Submissions
PE2021/A: Scottish Government submission of 9 May 2023 (85KB, pdf) (85KB, pdf) posted 16 May 2023
PE2021/B: Alasdair Allan MSP submission of 6 June 2023 (226KB, pdf) (226KB, pdf) posted 13 June 2023
PE2021/C: Petitioners submission of 14 June 2023 (222KB, pdf)
PE2021/D: OneKind submission of 5 July 2023 (141KB, pdf) (141KB, pdf) posted 06 July 2023
PE2021/E: Soay Sheep Project submission of 7 August 2023 (107KB, pdf) (107KB, pdf) posted 05 September 2023
PE2021/F: National Trust for Scotland submission of 8 August 2023 (154KB, pdf) (154KB, pdf) posted 28 August 2023
PE2021/G: Nature Scot submission of 14 August 2023 (100KB, pdf) (100KB, pdf) posted 28 August 2023
PE2021/H: Petitioner submission of 9 October 2023 (144KB, pdf) (144KB, pdf) posted 18 October 2023
PE2021/I: Dr Mary Harman written submission, 17 April 2024 (58KB, pdf) posted 23 April 2024
PE2021/J: Petitioners written submission, 18 April 2024 (126KB, pdf) posted 23 April 2024
PE2021/K: National Trust for Scotland written submission, 30 April 2024 (59KB, pdf) posted 03 May 2024
PE2021/L: Scottish Government written submission, 19 June 2024 (54KB, pdf) posted 24 June 2024