OneKind blog
Category: campaigns
New chapter in circus saga
11 February 2016
OneKind urges MPs to take every chance stand up for circus animals and press for these outmoded entertainments to be consigned to history, once and...
Dam poor show on Tayside - OneKind calls for immediate protection for beavers
02 February 2016
Disturbing information has emerged over the last week about the killing of beavers in the Tayside area leading us to call for urgent protection for...
Fox hunting review – a welcome step towards a ‘more civilised’ Scotland
29 January 2016
Scotland's fox hunting review is not political posturing as some have claimed. It's an important step forward in addressing the fact that we have a...
91% of dog trainers surveyed agree – Scotland should ban shock collars
25 January 2016
OneKind is responding to the Scottish Government’s consultation on whether electronic training devices for dogs and cats should be banned or...
E-collars – Who wouldn’t be shocked?
11 December 2015
Ok, here we go…3…2…1… Pressing the button, I instantly feel a needle like sensation stabbing into my arm. My fingers...
OneKind welcomes exotic pet trade debate
09 December 2015
The exotic pet trade is growing, and with it so are our concerns over the welfare of the animals involved, and the potential impacts it is having on...
Should the tail docking ban be weakened?
01 December 2015
Tail docking was banned in Scotland in 2006. Since then, thousands if not tens of thousands of dogs have kept their tails when they would otherwise...
Fox hunting in Scotland - Campaign update
10 November 2015
Last month we asked you to support our campaign to close the loopholes in the law that allow fox hunting to continue in Scotland. One and a half...
Severe suffering in UK animal tests revealed
23 October 2015
Statistics released by the Home Office on Thursday 22 October reveal for the first time the levels of pain, suffering and distress experienced by...
This is why we need to put a stop to keeping primates as pets
02 October 2015
A white-faced capucin monkey once threw what looked like a sweetcorn husk at me. I was walking in the rainforest in beautiful Costa Rica and the...
