DISTRESSING CONTENT WARNING: Two Brahma chickens - named Rex and Jock - were stolen from their pen in the early hours of Tuesday morning by a gang of five men who laughed and joked as they abused the animals.

The charity Crimestoppers has launched a new campaign encouraging people to speak up about those causing harm and damage to Scotland’s countryside and their vital communities.

POLICE in the Scottish Borders are urging dog walkers to ensure their dog is under control at all times and kept well away from livestock

A man has been charged with stealing medication and equipment from a premises in Huntly.

A father and son caught running a puppy farm where dogs were over-bred and neglected have been banned from keeping animals for 10 years.

Gamekeepers in Perthshire were subjected to “relentless online abuse” after police issued a witness appeal over the death of a golden eagle.

Rangers have issued a warning to the general public after a party balloon was found on an Aberdeenshire mountainside.

IT HAS been confirmed that the 71-year-old man who died after an accident on Barnbarroch Farm, Dalbeattie, was Derek Roan.

Two Argyll men appeared at court following illegal metal detecting

Gamekeepers in Perthshire were subjected to “relentless online abuse” after police issued a witness appeal over the death of a golden eagle.

A fly-tipper who dumped 51 tonnes of tyres on waste ground has been jailed for 11 months.

A Lewis crofter has spoken of her desperation and frustration after a number of highly-valued sheep went missing while out on the moor and in mysterious circumstances.

A young Turriff farmer died after attempting to jump onto a tractor before falling and being killed, a fatal accident inquiry has been told.

Fire crews called for more appliances after arriving at the scene of a farm building on fire in the Drybridge area.

In the latest yet outstanding cases of them, 55 sheep have reportedly disappeared in the Isle of Lewis in the Western Isles, Scotland, in a span of one and a half months.