Submitted on Friday 26th November 2021
Rejected on Wednesday 1st December 2021
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Ban the use of free-running snares for trapping wildlife.
While the war on wildlife is a worldwide issue, snares are without doubt an element of that war! There are non-lethal ways of managing conflicts with wild animals like foxes, including better fencing and scent-based deterrents. There is no justification for the use of cruel devices like snares.
Every year 1.7 million animals are trapped in snares in the UK. 70% of the animals trapped in these vicious snares are non-target species. Snares don’t discriminate and a wide range of species are caught in snares, Cats and dogs are routinely caught in them.
People setting free-running snares cannot ensure animal welfare as required under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, that such snares cause unnecessary suffering to mammals, are indiscriminate and should be banned.
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