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Originally Posted by yerself

An incident such as the one reported in The Observer would never occur in Scotland of course.

Case Studies: Terrible toll of animal cruelty in Scotland | Scotland | STV News
The Scottish SPCA have revealed that 2009 was the "worst in recent memory" for animal cruelty in Scotland.

The charity have released the details of a series of horrifying cases across the country that will shock animal lovers.

SSPCA launch animal cruelty probe after dog is starved to death in Edinburgh - The Daily Record
ANIMAL welfare officers are appealing for information after a dog was starved to death and thrown over a fence.

The body of the Staffordshire bull terrier was found in Edinburgh yesterday morning, in what the Scottish SPCA said was one of the worst cases of animal cruelty it had investigated.

like i say comparing the full crime statisics of scotland is like comparing the crime statsicics for everything north of watford...if its in england or scotland its still sick or any country in the world its still sick i hope they catch the nethendral who done it in accy i hope good prevails over evil in accy there is still a lot of good people in accy but there is a proportion of people who want to spoil what was good in accy.it changed a lot for me like having a bit of peace and quiet would have helped .