For centuries, gannets have been killed for their meat during an annual hunt on Sula Sgeir.

The hunt has been an annual tradition in Ness, north Lewis, since the 15th century.

Protesters condemn tradition as cruel and unnecessary ...

There are new calls for the Scottish Government to end the annual guga hunt on a remote island amid fresh animal welfare concerns. According to a new report from two animal welfare organisations, the ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Campaigners gather outside of the Scottish Parliament in protests against the guga hunt - Jeff J Mitchell It was usually October ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Torcuil Crichton called Protect the Wild’s campaign to ban gannet hunting a form of ‘neo-colonialism’ - House of Commons A Labour ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are new calls for the Scottish Government to end the annual guga hunt on a remote island amid fresh animal welfare concerns.

New calls for Scottish Government to end guga hunt amid animal welfare concerns - The hunt on Sula Sgeir cannot be considered humane, according to a new report from two leading animal welfare ...