Article 6W225 RSCPA revokes Huon’s accreditation after video showing live salmon being dumped in Tasmania

RSCPA revokes Huon’s accreditation after video showing live salmon being dumped in Tasmania

by
Adam Morton Climate and environment editor
from World news | The Guardian on (#6W225)

It means no Tasmanian salmon companies are certified as meeting the RSPCA-approved standard, its chief executive says

RSPCA Australia has revoked its accreditation of Tasmanian salmon company Huon after the release of a video that it said showed the inhumane handling of live fish.

The withdrawal follows an initial 14-day suspension after the Bob Brown Foundation published drone video that showed writhing live salmon being siphoned into a tub containing dead fish.

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