{"id":737,"date":"2019-01-25T15:56:21","date_gmt":"2019-01-25T15:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/rural-environment\/?p=737"},"modified":"2019-01-25T15:56:21","modified_gmt":"2019-01-25T15:56:21","slug":"weekly-round-up-25-01","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/rural-environment\/2019\/01\/25\/weekly-round-up-25-01\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly round-up: 25\/01"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-738 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/rural-environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/01\/MG-pug-300x257.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"159\" height=\"136\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/rural-environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/01\/MG-pug-300x257.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/rural-environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/01\/MG-pug-599x512.png 599w, https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/rural-environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/01\/MG-pug-491x420.png 491w, https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/rural-environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/01\/MG-pug.png 628w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 159px) 100vw, 159px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 159px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 159\/136;\" \/>Animal licensing<\/h3>\n<p>Responses published to our consultation on licensing for dogs, cats and rabbits. So many of you got in touch to give us your views on our proposals to improve the welfare of Scotland&#8217;s pets, and lessen the burden on regulators.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/consult.gov.scot\/animal-health-and-welfare\/pet-breeding-activities\/consultation\/published_select_respondent\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Arctic Frontiers<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-739 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/rural-environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/01\/MG-arctic-frontiers--225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"137\" height=\"183\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/rural-environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/01\/MG-arctic-frontiers--225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/rural-environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/01\/MG-arctic-frontiers--768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/rural-environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/01\/MG-arctic-frontiers--384x512.jpg 384w, https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/rural-environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/01\/MG-arctic-frontiers--315x420.jpg 315w, https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/rural-environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/01\/MG-arctic-frontiers-.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 137px) 100vw, 137px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 137px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 137\/183;\" \/>Rural Affairs Minister Mairi Gougeon attended the Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromso to discuss science, government and industry in the Arctic region.<\/p>\n<h3>Coca cola<\/h3>\n<p>Cabinet Secretary for the Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Roseanna Cunningham attended Coca-Cola&#8217;s site in\u00a0East Kilbride to discuss a Deposit Return Scheme. <s><\/s><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/news\/circular-economy\/\">Read more\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-741 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/rural-environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/01\/RC-cola-300x198.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"175\" height=\"115\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/rural-environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/01\/RC-cola-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/rural-environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/01\/RC-cola.png 636w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 175px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 175\/115;\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 data-aria-label-part=\"0\"><\/h3>\n<h3 data-aria-label-part=\"0\">National Basic Payment Loan Scheme<\/h3>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\">Since September 2018, we have made loan payments totalling over \u00a3316 million to more than 13,600 farmers and crofters. 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