It’s been a rubbish year in many ways, hasn’t it? We know that all the doom, gloom and uncertainty can take its toll on our mental health. Despite the challenges which 2020 has brought us, we have achieved a lot for Scotland’s animals this year. So, we want to keep up our hard work and… Read more

It’s Meatless Monday! As we continue to campaign for a ban on farmed animal cages, live exports, and the salmon farm expansion, we’re always thinking about how to promote a more animal-friendly lifestyle that we can all incorporate into our busy lives. On the first Monday of every month, we’re going to collaborate with a Scottish business to share… Read more

Retired Veterinary Surgeon and OneKind Animal Welfare Ambassador, Andy Cage, shares his professional experience in the UK vet industry and concerns for pet animal welfare: Challenges in pet animal welfare: The last 40 years Having recently retired as Senior Veterinary Surgeon after 40 years with veterinary charity PDSA I have been reflecting on how pet… Read more

A OneKind volunteer and Veterinary Medicine Student shares their industry experience with us to raise awareness of pig welfare for our autumn appeal.  Pig welfare: the problem Our farmed pigs are being let down. Indoor, intensive systems are getting bigger, herd sizes are growing and more pigs are being fitted into smaller spaces. There is… Read more

The Scottish Government has finally bowed to pressure from Compassion in World Farming and stopped live calf exports – now it’s time for a full UK live exports ban.  After decades of campaigning, we have a real breakthrough against live exports – and it’s in Scotland. Following a lengthy legal battle with Compassion in World Farming, the… Read more

OneKind volunteer and cruelty-free business owner Rebecca Miller recently launched her own vegan skincare company, Temple de Luna. We asked Rebecca to write a guest blog for our autumn appeal about why she never tests on animals, as one of our key requests in our manifesto is for the Government to replace animal testing with… Read more

Snakes. Why did it have to be snakes? Do you remember that bit in Indiana Jones, where he falls into a big booby trap filled with snakes? The world’s greatest adventurer, who bested the Nazis, found King Arthur’s Holy Grail and risked life and limb to save his hat…it was snakes that were his one… Read more

It’s Meatless Monday! As we continue to campaign for a ban on farmed animal cages, live exports, and the salmon farm expansion, we’re always thinking about how to promote a more animal-friendly lifestyle that we can all incorporate into our busy lives. That’s why we created Meatless Monday! On the first Monday of every month, we collaborate with… Read more

Think fox hunting is banned? Think again. We’re still waiting for the Scottish Government to close the loopholes in legislation that allow fox hunting to continue.  The short story below is just one example of wildlife persecution still occurring in Scotland’s countryside. The Hunt She lies down at the foot of the meadow, her whiskered… Read more

Earlier this month, we announced our Christmas card competition* open to animal lovers of all ages. We received over 70 entries to our competition, and we loved every single one of them! A huge thank you to all of our talented supporters who submitted their work – it certainly wasn’t an easy task trying to… Read more

Written by professional wildlife photographer and OneKind volunteer, Craig Jones. In a time where there is great pressure on the natural world, we need to step back, see the bigger picture and try not to impact on the subject’s life. For many people, the weapon of choice now is the camera. Use this incorrectly and… Read more

It’s Meatless Monday! As we continue to campaign for a ban on farmed animal cages, live exports, and the salmon farm expansion, we’re always thinking about how to promote a more animal-friendly lifestyle that we can all incorporate into our busy lives. On the first Monday of every month, we’re going to collaborate with a… Read more

It’s time to end the mass culling of mountain hares once and for all. On Wednesday 17th June, the government will be reviewing these culls and there is only one acceptable outcome: a complete ban on the slaughter. OneKind has campaigned against these culls for a number of years, having gathered over 22000 petition signatures… Read more