OneKind blog
Category: investigation
Exotics trade is rough on animals
15 February 2015
What do you think when you hear the word “pet”? Do you think “dog” or “cat”? Or, in a wider sense, a...
Traps in our countryside, a walker’s guide 2013
11 June 2012
The countryside can be a place of tranquility and is where many of us escape to for some peace, as well as a chance to appreciate the natural beauty...
No court proceedings for beating crows to death
13 February 2012
OneKind field officer witnesses crows killed in a cage, but prosecution is dropped. Take Action! A man is seen and filmed entering a cage of twelve...
SnareWatch’ initiative: A OneKind field officer’s view
03 October 2011
As a field research officer, my job is to uncover the truth and supply material to support the facts on a particular animal welfare issue. But I...
Flying with the birds as fundraising challenge takes off
22 September 2011
It was third time lucky last weekend as the clouds finally parted and 10,000 feet of clear sky meant that my fundraising skydive jump was on at...
Court serves up a sad day for animal welfare
28 July 2011
On 19 August 2009 I received a report about ex-circus animals living in poor conditions and rarely allowed out of their stables. I arrived at the...
Fair game?
10 May 2011
Earlier this year I went for a walk with the BBC to help them with a documentary about Scottish country shooting estates. During my walks on the...
Falling with style for OneKind Investigations
21 April 2011
OneKind's Field Research and Investigations Officer will be jumping out of a plane from 10,000 feet at the beginning of May, to highlight...
All the fun of the unfair at Bobby Roberts’ Circus
04 April 2011
Perth, summer 2009. I was watching a performance by Bobby Roberts Super Circus in a council park. I knew that the local authority did not permit the...
Tip of the iceberg I fear, but none the less a wee victory
25 February 2011
On 24th February 2011 a gamekeeper was convicted in Forfar Sheriff Court of setting snares illegally. I had discovered these snares on a visit to a...