Investigations
The role of our Investigations Coordinator is to support all our OneKind campaigns by supplying material such as film, photographs and reports which are used, alongside other information put together by our team, to put forward a strong case that we hope will make a change for the better towards animal protection.
A few words from our Investigations Coordinator
My work takes me far and wide and I never know just exactly what the day is going to bring. As you may know, if you are familiar with the great work of Advocates for Animals, we cover a broad variety of animal protection issues which means that I have to be prepared for anything.
Intensive farming, circuses, zoos, animal experimentation, puppy farming, wildlife crime/hunting, snaring, the pet trade, live export of farm animals and seal and grey squirrel persecution are some of the issues that I can work on in an average year and which help to keep me on my toes!
These pages will give you an insight into the work of the investigations department with accounts taken from my own reports. Though many of the accounts will be upsetting it is worth remembering that Advocates for Animals are working hard to make a change and helping to put an end to such suffering and with your support we can make a real difference!
The reports will be posted on here on a fairly regular basis, about once a month, so watch this space for updates!
What are snares?
There are generally three kinds of snares used within the UK; The hare snare (a license is required for these snares), the rabbit snare and the most commonly used wire trap, the fox snare. For anybody who doesn’t know exactly what a snare is, in regards to the fox snare, it is simply a length of strong wire which has been formed into a noose which closes as you pull on it.
Investigation into Glenrath Farms Ltd – Scotland's largest egg producer
In March and April 2007 our investigators filmed inside sheds containing hens kept in battery cages on a unit at the Head Office of Glenrath Farms Ltd, Scotland’s largest independent egg producer. Our video shows just some of the many breaches of Scottish animal welfare regulations discovered at the farm.
