Liam Fair, 21, was banned from keeping animals - apart from the four dogs and four ferrets in his care - for 12 months.

THIS is the sickening moment that a man encouraged his dog to kill a domestic rat – as he filmed it on his phone. Liam Fair is seen shouting at his lurcher to attack the rodent in the video ...

Scottish SPCA were made aware of footage showing Liam Fair goading his lurcher-type dog Jax to attack a domesticated brown ...

Rat sightings in Scotland’s biggest city have trebled in a decade, according to official figures. Glasgow City Council has received almost 10,000 reports of rats this year with almost a fifth of ...

None of the rats found sustained any injuries. A spokesperson for the SSPCA said: "We received a call on Monday, February 3 about an injured domestic rat in the Morar Drive area of Paisley. "An animal ...

The Scottish city has seen a surge in the number of rats spotted on its streets in the last five years, with reports to local authorities rising by 45% according to Freedom of Information data.

A RAT infestation near a Scots school has left parents terrified and their children unable to play on the streets. Worried locals in the Lochside area of Ayrshire have voiced concerns over the ...

"Rats and mice are unfortunately a fact of urban ... cockroaches and bed bug issues in the homes of their tenants." A Scottish Government spokesperson said: "We expect local authorities and ...

Many of us dream about giving up the rat race for a new life in the country but Elle Duffy actually did it. She gave up her job as a journalist in Glasgow to move to Rum. Here, she explains why ...

A spokesperson said: "The Scottish SPCA received a call on Monday, February 3, about an injured domestic rat in the Morar Drive area of Paisley. "An animal rescue officer attended and took the rat for ...