2020 – Scottish Government announce an effective ban on seal shooting

OneKind campaigned for an end to seal shooting for many years.

Report by OneKind: A Seal

In 2009, a report (on right) was released to highlight the animal welfare concerns of seal shooting along with a campaign video.

As the ban wasn’t implemented for animal welfare concerns, however, OneKind also launched a celebratory campaign, Look Out For Seals, to show the Scottish Government just how much seals are loved by visitors and by the people of Scotland.

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Beyond Hunting with Dogs 01-02-23

Last week we blogged about MSPs voting to pass the Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Bill. We celebrated it as the positive step it is for wild animal welfare, and what we hope will be an effective end to the ‘sport’ of fox hunting.
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Scottish Government ends the ‘sport’ of foxhunting 24-01-23

This evening, in a monumental moment, the Scottish Government ended the ‘sport’ of foxhunting!
‘Sport’ of fox hunting ended in Scotland 24-01-23

This evening in a landmark moment, the Scottish Government ended the ‘sport’ of fox hunting.

2021 – mandatory CCTV comes into force for all Scottish slaughterhouses

In July 2021 mandatory CCTV came into force for all Scottish slaughterhouses. While slaughter could never be cruelty-free, it was believed the plans could make a huge difference in protecting animals from illegal violence which animal advocates investigations had revealed.
2021 – UK Government introduce Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill to Parliament

In June 2021 the UK Government introduced the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill to parliament, which introduced a ban on the live export of farmed animals for fattening or slaughter, from or through Great Britain.
2020 – Scottish Government commit to exploring restorative justice for offenders against animals

The Scottish Government announced it would commission a research project into the value of restorative justice and empathy-based interventions for offenders against animals – something OneKind had been advocating for since 2014.
2020 – Mountain hares in Scotland given greater protection

The Scottish Parliament voted to recognise mountain hares as a protected species. This would put an end to Scotland’s mass scale killing of the hares.
2017 – OneKind celebrates Scotland’s ban on wild animals in circuses

After years of campaigning by OneKind, Scotland became the first country in the UK to ban the use of wild animals in circuses.
2014 – OneKind joins Wild Animal Welfare Committee

The WAWC is an independent group providing an evidence base for evaluating, monitoring, assessing and improving decisions affecting the welfare of free-living wild animals in the UK.
2011 – Regulations governing the setting of snares in Scotland introduced

Working with partners, OneKind was instrumental in achieving the strictest regulatory regime in the UK for the use of snares, by influencing the Scottish Parliament during its consideration of the Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011.
2011 – OneKind investigation features on BBC documentary

The BBC2 Scotland documentary, ‘Fair Game? Scotland’s Sporting Estates’ showed a BBC reporter visiting the Leadhills Estate in South Lanarkshire, with an undercover investigator from OneKind.
2010 – Advocates for Animals change name to OneKind

This was to reflect the organisation’s vision of a world in which non-human animals are recognised as individuals.
2010 – Advocates for Animals given charity status

In 2010, Advocates for Animals was again given charity status after losing it, with all the associated benefits, in 1949.