The Inspiring Volunteer Awards are dedicated to volunteers who give their time, energy and commitment to causes and people around Edinburgh. Now on it’s 13th year, this ceremony recognises volunteers from all walks of life, have a whole range of skills and abilities, and make their impact in a huge variety of ways. We couldn’t… Read more
Charity calls on walkers in Scotland to report snares
Leading animal campaigns charity OneKind is calling on members of the public to report any snares or snaring incidents they find while out walking in Scotland. OneKind has long-campaigned for a ban on the use, sale and manufacture of the traps, and in 2011 the charity set up SnareWatch, an information-sharing and report facility about… Read more
Our volunteer Edinburgh group meeting, May 2019
With our Fife group now hosting regular meetings, an Edinburgh volunteer meet-up was long overdue. As a result, our new volunteer Vesalina set to work arranging a date for supporters to come together and talk about ways in which they’d like to help us. The gathering was held in our Montrose Terrace office and allowed… Read more
OneKind welcomes consultation on General Licences in Scotland
Leading Scottish animal campaigns charity OneKind has welcomed news that Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) is set to launch a consultation on General Licences in Scotland. The 12-week consultation is due to open later this year and will ask stakeholders for their views on how General Licences work in practice, what they should cover and how… Read more
EU elections – what are the Scottish candidates’ commitments to animals?
Let’s set Brexit aside for a moment, if we can … The European Parliament has the power to ensure better welfare for millions of farmed, companion and wild animals across the EU. That’s why the current EU elections will have a major impact on potential improvements for animal welfare in the next five years, and… Read more
OneKind calls for review of General Licences in Scotland
Leading Scottish animal campaigns charity OneKind is calling for a full review of the General Licence system for the killing and taking of certain species of wild birds in Scotland. It follows a legal challenge by the organisation Wild Justice which resulted in Natural England revoking three General Licences for the killing of 16 wild… Read more
Firework legislation must go further to protect animals
“My cat, Monkey is terrified of fireworks. As a cat who likes to go out when it’s dark and quiet, it’s most frustrating when fireworks are set off outwith the usual bonfire night, where I can plan to keep him inside. If he is outside when he hears them, he will run back home and… Read more
OneKind is calling for a ban on the use of enriched cages for hens and farrowing crates for sows.
Scotland’s leading animal campaigns charity OneKind is calling on the Scottish Government to ban farm animal cages including enriched cages for egg-laying hens and farrowing crates for sows. The conventional battery cage system was banned in Europe in 2012 and replaced by ‘enriched’ cages. Approximately 2 million hens in Scotland are still being kept in… Read more
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