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Your chance to meet the vet behind our Christmas Appeal

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Kirsty Connell
08 November 2011

Join OneKind in Edinburgh on Wednesday 14 December for a free screening of ‘Sleeping Ruff’ and the chance to hear from a vet who runs...

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Help homeless pets this Christmas

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Kirsty Connell
03 November 2011

With your help, OneKind's Christmas Appeal will bring some festive cheer to homeless pets. This winter is as likely as the last one to be very cold...

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8Hours: Deadline extended as campaign gets close to target of 1 million signatures

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Fin Robertson
02 November 2011

The exciting news is that 8Hours the EU-wide campaign, which aims to bring to an end the long-distance transportation of farmed animals for slaughter,...

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Time to question pet origins

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Libby Anderson
27 October 2011

As a new European report published today draws attention to the health risks in acquiring new companion animals, OneKind calls for people to be more...

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Grey seal slaughter figures soar in Scotland

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Libby Anderson
18 October 2011

Figures published this month by the Scottish Government show that more seals were killed under licence in the second quarter of 2011 than in the...

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Revised Common Agriculture Policy proposals fail to consider animal welfare

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Libby Anderson
12 October 2011

Proposals published today (Wednesday 12 October) by the European Commission have missed the opportunity to address the animal welfare problems caused...

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Otter death highlights need to end snaring

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Libby Anderson
30 September 2011

New SnareWatch initiative will show the truth Tragic news from Hessilhead Wildlife Rescue in Ayrshire this week.  Wildlife specialist staff were...

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EU battery cage ban – worrying figures revealed

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Libby Anderson
21 September 2011

OneKind is calling for urgent action from the European Commission to prevent several major EU nations flouting the barren battery cage ban when it...

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OneKind calls once more for review of guga hunt licence

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Libby Anderson
25 August 2011

Each August two thousand gannet chicks, known as gugas, are killed on Sula Sgeir by hunters from Ness, on the Isle of Lewis. The birds are taken from...

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OneKind circus petition focuses on moral question

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Libby Anderson
17 August 2011

Thank you to everyone who signed the OneKind petition seeking a ban on the use of wild animals in circuses in Scotland. Our petition has now been...

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OneKind gets set for badgers as cull protest grows

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Libby Anderson
03 August 2011

I've just signed the 38 degrees petition to stop the plan to cull thousands of badgers next spring. You can take action here. According to one...

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Unnecessary primate use in experiments must end

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Libby Anderson
28 July 2011

Last year in Britain, 2,649 monkeys – marmosets, tamarins and macaques – were used in scientific procedures regulated by the Home...

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Say NO to animal cloning

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Libby Anderson
21 July 2011

OneKind has signed the Declaration against cloning of animals for food launched by the EU lobbying coalition Eurogroup for...

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Minister aims to reduce the use of animals in scientific research and end household product testing

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Libby Anderson
18 July 2011

The UK government has taken a step towards meeting its commitment to reduce testing on animals.  Home Office Minister Lynne Featherstone MP...

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Over 30,000 calling for 8-hour limit on animal transportation

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Fin Robertson
14 July 2011

The good news is that over 30,000 Britons have signed the “8 Hours” petition calling for an end to the long-distance transport of animals...

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Animal experiments increase – again

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Libby Anderson
13 July 2011

Figures released today by the Home Office demonstrate that there is a still a massive – and growing – problem with the use of animals in...

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Sentient whales should be treated ethically

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Ross Minett
11 July 2011

This is the message OneKind and the rest of the Whalewatch coalition are sending to the International Whaling Commission (IWC) which is meeting...

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MPs defy the government on circus ban

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Fin Robertson
24 June 2011

Tory MP Mark Pritchard may not have many friends left at Number 10, but he has drawn praise from public and politicians alike after standing firm on...

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Our chance to make sure the UK doesn’t turn back the clock on cruelty

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Libby Anderson
16 June 2011

The UK Government has launched a consultation inviting views on protection for animals used in experiments in the UK.   Last year the European...

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Scottish Minister open to banning wild animal circuses

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Libby Anderson
13 June 2011

Scotland could “go it alone” and ban the use of wild animals in circuses.  And when there are so many happy human performers –...

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