OneKind blog
OneKind welcomes community payback order for illegal snaring offence
25 May 2016
OneKind has welcomed a community payback order for a man convicted of snaring offences in East Lothian. Craig Aitken (43) from Haddington was today...
Why Scotland should not bring back tail docking
06 May 2016
OneKind has called on the Scottish Government not to weaken the law and allow tail docking again in Scotland. The tail-docking of all dogs was banned...
The 2016 Scottish Elections – Who said what on animal welfare?
04 May 2016
The Scottish Elections are just around the corner so what then are the politicians saying about animal welfare? If you are a keen follower of our...
What will the next Scottish Government do for animals?
19 April 2016
It’s almost election time in Scotland, so last week OneKind, working in partnership with Blue Cross, Cats Protection, the League Against Cruel...
OneKind Calls on Scotland to Keep Farm Animal Welfare Codes
07 April 2016
The recent announcement by DEFRA that it plans to repeal farm animal welfare codes has caused an understandable furore among consumers and...
Snare charges against Glenogil gamekeeper dropped by Crown Office
13 March 2016
OneKind calls for changes in law after ‘totally unacceptable’ suffering of snared fox. In September 2014, the OneKind field officer...
A Manifesto for Scotland’s Animals
04 March 2016
Animals are suffering at an unprecedented scale around the world and in Scotland. Millions of farm animals are caught up in intensive farming...
I don’t want the Watherson fox to die in vain
02 March 2016
A mountain biker’s encounter with a fox hunt in the Borders - This is a guest blog kindly submitted by John Nicol. As a graphic designer, I...
More snare victims, but what can be done?
23 February 2016
Strolling through the countryside can nourish the soul. The chirping birds, the lush green vegetation, the temporary detachment from the hustle and...
No place for polar bear breeding in Scotland
19 February 2016
Polar bears are awesome animals. In the wild, they roam enormous areas of the Arctic, with natural ranges that are on average considerably larger the...
