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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...
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...
Traps in our countryside, a walker’s guide
23 December 2010
As promised in my earlier blog post, here is a list of some of the more common traps you may find in the countryside. Traps set in the countryside, of...
Tackling wildlife crime at Leadhills
19 November 2010
When you stand and watch a person deliberately and knowingly set out an illegal and lethal poison on a hillside you wonder what can bring anyone to...
Free the Martes martes!
09 October 2010
I never quite know what I’m going to discover during my trips into the countryside. Hidden away in the woodlands and the more isolated areas of...
Finding snares
28 June 2010
The following account will give you an insight into the consequences of setting a legal fox wire snare trap in the countryside. Unfortunately this...
