Onekind Reports
Until October 2010, OneKind was known as Advocates for Animals. Below you will find a selection of reports, some of which were produced before the name change.
The OneKind Manifesto for Animal Welfare 2011
March 02, 2011
This OneKind Manifesto sets out some key recommendations for the next Scottish Parliament. Compassion, respect and protection of animals must be the responsibility of everyone. That’s what OneKind is all about. But Parliament can make a significant difference by setting a clear agenda to prioritise the welfare and protection of animals.
Your Guide to OneKind Living
October 10, 2010
Introducing simple changes into your daily life that will benefit you, animals and the planet.OneKind Manifesto for Animal Welfare
August 17, 2010
This OneKind Manifesto sets out some key recommendations for the next UK government, and the next Parliament. Compassion, respect and protection of animals must be the responsibility of everyone. That’s what OneKind is all about. But Parliament can make a significant difference by setting a clear agenda to prioritise the welfare and protection of animals.Bobby Roberts’ Super Circus tour of Scotland Summer 2009
April 01, 2010
In the summer of 2009, Bobby Roberts’ Super Circus set out on a tour of southern and central Scotland.Travelling with the circus were horses, ponies and dogs for use in the show, as well as two non-domesticated animals. This report describes how, as the circus went from location to location, it repeatedly ignored local authority leasing and licensing requirements; explains why, in the view of Advocates for Animals, Scottish councils are entitled to have a policy of refusing public entertainment licences to circuses with animals; and calls on the Scottish Government to introduce an outright ban on these outmoded and unnecessary displays, so that public policy can be properly enforced.
A Seal’s Fate: The animal welfare implications of shooting seals in Scotland
April 08, 2009
Scotland has internationally important populations of grey and common seals around its coast. Serious declines in population of common seals in some areas have raised conservation concerns and been widely reported. However, the welfare implications of shooting seals in Scottish waters have never been properly addressed.A Seal’s Fate: The animal welfare implications of shooting seals in Scotland
Protection for seals in Scotland under the Scottish Marine Bill
April 07, 2009
If properly considered and amended, the Scottish Marine Bill can provide new, much-needed protection for Scotland’s seals. In this briefing paper we set out some of the historic concerns about the inadequate Conservation of Seals Act 1970 that allows these iconic animals to be persecuted and killed, and explains why the suffering must stop.Protection for seals in Scotland under the Scottish Marine Bill
Is culling of grey squirrels a viable tactic to conserve red squirrel populations?
November 05, 2008
The purpose of this document is two-fold. It aims to describe evidence from the scientific literature about the costs (financial and ecological), benefits and role of grey squirrel culling in red squirrel conservation while at the same time examining whether grey squirrel culling is a long-term solution to red squirrel conservation or whether other solutions need to be developed.Is culling of grey squirrels a viable tactic to conserve red squirrel populations?
Why the tail docking of dogs should be prohibited
July 15, 2008
Tail-docking involves the amputation of most or part of a dog’s tail. The amputation is usually done when puppies are between two and five days old, using scissors or nail-clippers or sometimes with a tight rubber band that cuts off the blood supply to the tail.The Price of a Pedigree - Dog breed standards and breed-related illness
May 20, 2008
Many members of the public are led to believe that when they buy a pedigree puppy they are buying the highest quality and healthiest dog. But this is often far from true.The Price of a Pedigree - Dog breed standards and breed-related illness
A Painful Reality - why painful mutilations of animals must be reviewed
September 05, 2006
Painful Reality examines a large number of mutilations that are performed on animals in Scotland today, mainly in the farming industry. The Scottish Executive proposes to legislate to exempt these procedures, and a number of others, from the general ban on mutilations provided by Section 20 of the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006.A Painful Reality - why painful mutilations of animals must be reviewed
Cephalopods and Decapod Crustaceans
September 14, 2005
Animal protection legislation has tended to include only vertebrates (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish) and exclude cephalopods and decapod crustaceans on the grounds that they are nonsentient and, therefore, incapable of suffering. However, the belief that these animals are non-sentient is very questionable.I donated because..
...OneKind has a holistic approach to improving animal welfare standards.
Gordon, London