OneKind blog
Category: campaigns
The shocking effect of electric collars
31 July 2013
Call to ban sale of electric shock collars. Last weekend I took our family Labrador Declan along to a lead training workshop at the wonderfully named...
Fewer than 20% of snare users have obtained ID tag
30 July 2013
Only 915 snare users to date have the identification number required by law. Questions in the Scottish Parliament revealed last week that only 915...
Poland rejects slaughter without stunning
18 July 2013
Victory for animal welfare in Poland as Parliament rejects a bill to legalise slaughter without stunning. The debate on slaughter without prior...
Over four million animals used in GB scientific procedures
16 July 2013
The number of experiments started on animals in Great Britain has topped 4 million for the first time in over thirty years. In 2012, 4.03 million...
Committee threatens circus animal ban. Take action now!
09 July 2013
Parliamentary Committee ignores public wishes on animal ban - take action below. We have just been informed that the UK Government has received a...
Scotland and Wales move towards decision on wild animal circus ban
03 July 2013
Joint statement from animal protection organisations. The Born Free Foundation, British Veterinary Association, Captive Animals’ Protection...
“Animals are banned in circuses aren’t they?”
28 June 2013
Those were the words of one visitor to the circus in Edinburgh this week. Zippos circus came to Edinburgh this week and as part of OneKind’s...
Cow power - supporting better dairy
25 June 2013
Standing together, we can achieve our ultimate goal... OneKind supports the Better Dairy campaign organised by Compassion in World Farming, World...
Do we really need Lions in Glasgow
17 June 2013
South Lanarkshire zoo site can’t replicate the savannah of Sub-Saharan Africa. I was in a contemplative mood as I walked along the Clyde...
Could YOU foster a pet and help a family?
24 May 2013
Domestic abuse is Scotland’s greatest shame. And tragically, as family members, pets can end up receiving a share of the violence as well as the...
