Animal rights group granted judicial review against Grimsby salmon farm plan

Plans to build an £80m-plus land-based salmon farm in Grimsby face an extra hurdle following a High Court decision to grant a judicial review of the local authority’s planning decision in favour of the project.

The case was brought by the organisation Animal Equality UK, which has questioned the decision by North East Lincolnshire (Grimsby and Cleethorpes) Council, which granted permission for the project almost a year ago.

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RSPCA Assured suspends three farms

RSPCA Assured has suspended three Scottish salmon farms from its animal welfare scheme, following allegations of animal cruelty.

Activists from campaigning group Animal Equality presented RSPCA Assured with drone footage showing that fish had been removed from the water for longer than the maximum 15 seconds allowed, causing them distress and risking suffocation.

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