This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Petition Ban snares because animals suffer terrible injuries and deaths
Snares are compared to landmines for the indiscriminate way in which these wire traps capture a wide range of animals – from foxes to family pets to protected species. A snare is an archaic thin metal wire noose intended to catch animals by lassoing and trapping them.
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Snares are mainly set on shooting estates to stop foxes from catching the 'game' birds. Britain is one of the few European countries where so-called free-running snares are still used and most countries have banned them.
The Government believes that snare use can be controlled by a Code of Practice - but this is impossibly to enforce!
One council has banned snares to protect British wildlife - https://www.league.org.uk/news/council-bans-snares-to-protect-british-wildlife.
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