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Christine Grahame’s pointer Mabel is crowned Holyrood’s dog of the year

Edinburgh has its new top dog after Mabel, a German shorthaired pointer, was crowned Holyrood’s dog of the year. Dogs were put through their paces outside the Scottish Parliament and judges from the Dogs Trust and the Kennel Club also put MSPs ...

09 May 2022 at 14:25

Scotland

MSP relaunches dog welfare Bill aimed at tackling puppy farms

An MSP is relaunching a private member’s Bill aimed at tackling the growth of puppy farming and unlicensed breeding. SNP MSP Christine Grahame is bringing the Welfare of Dogs (Scotland) Bill back to Holyrood. It was first introduced in the ...

29 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Kirkcaldy MSP’s ‘best friend’ Buster crowned Holyrood dog of the year

MSP David Torrance’s “best friend” has been crowned Holyrood’s dog of the year in the annual competition at the Scottish Parliament. Golden retriever Buster placed first in the contest, with Tess White’s flat-coated retriever Kura coming ...

26 Jun 2023 at 14:44

Scotland

MSP launches Bill to end ‘wretched conditions’ for dogs from puppy farms

An MSP has launched proposed legislation to bring an end to unlicensed puppy farming. The Welfare of Dogs (Scotland) Bill was tabled by Christine Grahame, an SNP MSP and an animal welfare campaigner, on Wednesday. Her member’s Bill, ...

21 Jun 2023 at 16:53

Scotland

Holyrood committee backs XL bully safeguards

A Holyrood committee has backed the introduction of safeguarding rules on XL bully dogs in Scotland. It means that from Friday, owners will be banned from selling, advertising, gifting, exchanging or abandoning the breed. XL ...

21 Feb 2024 at 12:02

Scotland

Bringing in deposit return scheme in August would be reckless, Sturgeon told

SNP MSPs are among a cross-party group at Holyrood warning the First Minister that bringing in a deposit return scheme (DRS) as planned in August would be “reckless”. The group, including former Scottish rural economy ...

15 Feb 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Greens accuse deposit return scheme opponents of spreading misinformation

The Scottish Greens have hit back at opponents of the deposit return scheme (DRS), accusing them of spreading “misinformation and panic”. It comes after a cross-party group of MSPs called for the scheme to be halted, ...

15 Feb 2023 at 09:51

Scotland

Bill to tackle puppy farming approved at Holyrood

An MSP’s Bill which aims to tackle unlicensed puppy farming has passed its first vote at Holyrood. Christine Grahame’s Welfare of Dogs (Scotland) Bill is designed to improve animal welfare by changing the process of ...

09 May 2024 at 17:03

Scotland

Gender recognition law to be amended for youngsters aged 16-17

Gender recognition legislation going through Holyrood is set to be amended, with provisions for 16- and 17-year-olds being changed. Those in that age group will need to live in their “acquired gender” for a minimum ...

15 Nov 2022 at 17:51

Scotland

Ministers are ‘not digging heels in’ on teacher pay dispute – Sturgeon

The Scottish Government is not “digging its heels in” on the months-long dispute over teachers’ pay, Nicola Sturgeon has said. Her comments came as opposition MSPs said pupils have collectively lost more than two ...

02 Feb 2023 at 13:52

Scotland

Nurse-turned-MSP recalls ‘no casualties coming’ horror after Lockerbie bombing

An SNP MSP who served as a nurse at the hospital nearest the site of the Lockerbie bombing has told of the moment staff realised no casualties would be coming. Emma Harper worked at Dumfries and Galloway Royal ...

04 Feb 2025 at 18:35

Scotland

Trump tariffs would be damaging to key sectors of Scots economy, says Swinney

Scotland’s First Minister has said that tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump could be “very damaging to key sectors” of the country’s economy. John Swinney told Holyrood that he would take “every step ...

23 Jan 2025 at 14:09

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