Scottish animal welfare charity OneKind is calling for an end to the cruel guga hunt as NatureScot confirms that a new licence application has been received for the hunt this year. The charity will soon submit a detailed report to NatureScot setting out the animal welfare implications of the hunt. Read more
The Unbound the Greyhound coalition — formed of nine animal welfare organisations working together to ban greyhound racing in Scotland — are staging a rally at the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday 18th March ahead of the Stage 3 vote for the Greyhound Racing (Offences) (Scotland) Bill. Read more
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Scottish voters are calling on the incoming parliament to do more to protect animals from cruelty and suffering, according to a new poll. Read more
The Unbound the Greyhound coalition has welcomed today's Stage 1 vote in support of the general principles of the Greyhound Racing (Offences) (Scotland) Bill. Read more
The Unbound the Greyhound coalition has today welcomed the Rural Affairs and Islands (RAI) Committee’s support of the Greyhound Racing (Offences) (Scotland) Bill, that would ban greyhound racing in Scotland. Read more
Scottish animal welfare charity OneKind has welcomed the UK Government’s latest animal welfare commitments to end the use of farrowing crates and CO₂ gas stunning of pigs but is urging the Scottish Government does not fall behind. Read more
35 animal welfare groups and experts have sent an open letter to hundreds of event organisers across the UK asking them to cease using live reindeer in their Christmas celebrations this year. Read more
Scottish animal welfare charity OneKind is up for a highly coveted prize at the Big Syn Film Festival hosted in London on 7th November. Read more
Scottish animal welfare charity OneKind has today called on the Scottish Government to end the use of carbon dioxide (CO₂) to stun pigs before killing them in slaughterhouses. Read more
Scottish animal welfare charity OneKind is drawing attention to the distress fireworks can cause animals, urging the Scottish Government to deliver on legislation passed three years ago that has yet to be implemented. Read more
New research commissioned by animal welfare group OneKind reveals that wild animals kept as pets in Scotland are sometimes being euthanised by their owners rather than a veterinary professional. Animals included hamsters, gerbils, crested geckos and snakes. Quail were also regularly occurring examples, who were decapitated, sometimes using kitchen scissors. Read more