SSPCA anger over deer killed by a snareAnimal welfare experts say that the roe deer would have suffered a gruesome death and have branded the abuse as “sickening”.
Cat garrotted after being caught in 'barbaric' snareA barbaric snare left a cat choking to death in the countryside near Truro. The device garrotted the ginger tom which was left needing emergency lifesaving surgery.
Cat found caught in homemade snareTHE RSPCA is appealing for information after a cat was found caught in a homemade snare. Luckily, the grey and white domestic long haired 15-year-old cat was unharmed.
Five snared foxes dumped in canal Five dead foxes were found dumped in the canal on the Northolt border following a spate of animals being snared inhumanely.
Hunt for trapper after badger killed by snaresA BADGER died after getting caught in two snares at Ansty. She was found by a farmer on the access road to Hillside Farm, off Coombe Fields Road, in Ansty.
Illegal snare 'caught' wildlife crime officerTwo men accused of setting 24 snares on Highland estate. An illegal snare set in a Highland estate failed to catch a wild animal but got a wildlife crime officer instead, a court has heard.
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
LACS report on the war being waged on wildlife to protect the blood sport business.
INVESTIGATIONS
Our team of investigators help expose acts of cruelty to animals at great personal risk.
Pet Owners Speak Out
Patrick Prekopp's video of Ann and Chris, who lost their cat, Marmalade, in a snare in February, 2009. Since then, Ann has campaigned to ban all snares and launched a petition locally to add to mounting call for an end to indiscrimate trapping.
Ann and Chris are just two of the people affected by snares that Defra never consult on the cruelty of animal snares.
FOX SNARES are an indiscriminate and cruel wire nooses set largely by gamekeepers on Shooting Estates and grouse moors to trap foxes. However, badgers, deer, cats, dogs, and otters all get snared and can suffer appalling injuries. Rabbit snares are used by 'pest controllers' to kill rabbits but also injure or kill pets and wildlife. There is now a growing momentum of cross party support for a BAN ON SNARES. Please support this campaign today.
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Cruel Britannia - still hanging wildlife
The UK is one of only five European members that still allow animal snares to be used. Ireland, France, Spain and Belgium have far stricter snare rules compared to the UK.
Fox snares cause slow agonising death
Around 36,000 foxes are snared each year by snares. More than 12,300 animals are killed in the UK by gamekeepers every day for the benefit of the shooting interests.
Most snared animals not the intended target
Almost 70 per cent of animals caught in snares are not the intended targets. Defra, the government department that regulates snares, never checks to see if a snare fulfils their own code of practice.
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Snares and Snaring - types of snares
Snares are wire nooses used to trap animals. They are normally classed as either a self locking snares which is illegal or a free running snares which is legal.
The horror of snares to wildlife
In Scotland, a female badger was almost cut in two by a snare - but was still alive when found by a doctor. When the doctor touched the badger, its heart fell out, still beating, before it died.
The NASC shooting estate guide
We've investigated many shooting estates, sometimes referred to as Sporting Estates, and we've compiled a list of some of those who were found to still using snares even though humane alternative are available.
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Rabbit snares - a danger to cats and dogs
Rabbits caught in a snare are easy target for their prey and can be torn to pieces whilst still alive. Rabbit snares also pose a risk to pets and cause severe injuries to cats especially; unlike fox snares, rabbit snares are not fitted with a stop.
Gin traps still in use 50 years on
Gin traps have been illegal in the UK since 1958, however some gamekeepers still use them to maim wildlife and pets. Other spring traps, like the fenn trap, kill or injure thousands of smaller mammals such as hedgehogs.
Snare Carnage - Pet owners speak out
Often overlooked is the distress of the pet owners who have to deal with the aftermath of their pet being badly injured or killed by snares. We receive regular harrowing accounts from pet owners.
