Closed petition Ban the use of pike gags and lip grips in England.

Closed on 27 March 2017

Pike gags are a spring device that is used to hold a fishes mouth open to allow for unhooking. They are ban in Scotland as they are a barbaric tool.

Lip grips are a mechanical device that hold fish by the bottom jaw bone with a clamp

Both pike gags and lip grips cause permenant damage to the jaw bone of pike and other boney mouth species

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27 March 2017

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27 September 2016

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