DEFRA's CRUEL SNARING EXPERIMENT REVEALS WHAT WE'VE TOLD THEM ALL ALONG!

In March 2007 we revealed DEFRA were involved in cruel snaring experiments to see if they could be used in any future badger cull. For years we have sent them reports showing the terrible injuries to snares cause to badgers, but they have never wanted to listen.

We can now reveal that DEFRA's experiments showed that, 'one in three badgers caught in "body snares" suffered "severe" injuries which breached the criteria for "humaneness".'

Well done DEFRA, you have pointed out the bleedingly obvious and in doing so have, by your own admission, caused unnecessary suffering to badgers and wasted UK tax payers money in the process.

Cat Loses Leg in Snare Trap

AN animal lover has branded the use of snare traps evil, after her pet cat was trapped in one for almost a week. Hilda Hancock’s 12-year-old ginger tom, Willow, had to have his leg amputated after crawling home on Monday.

She said: “It’s just evil to endanger animals in such a cruel way. I can’t understand the mentality of people who would use traps like that. I don’t know if he escaped from the snare or if he was set free by whoever put it down, but God only knows how he survived. He was covered in maggots when he came home.” more...

Badgers Killed by Snares: Dunsley, Sandsend, North Yorkshire

This adult sow badger was found on the side of the road nr Dunsley village on the Sandsend Road. It was there early Sunday morning 18th May 2008, found by a lady going to see to her horses. This badger was killed by a commercially made AB Country Products wire snare.

The snare had cut deeply in a full circle into the neck of the badger. The snare had been cut through by wire cutters at the long end to remove the animal from its original site. more...

© Ryedale Rehab / Badgers

Cawdor Estate: Mountain Hares Snare Slaughter

The Scottish parliament has recently decided not to ban snares in Scotland. View this investigation by the LACS and NASC into the Cawdor Esate, Inverness, Scotalnd, and see if you think they were right.

Uncovered: Countless rotting bodies of mountain hares still in the snares. These snares were a mile from where a member of the public found snares, and due to the vastness of the grouse estate, it is likely that hundreds of snares exist.

By law, every snare must be checked EVERY 24 hours. In Scotland, animals must be removed from snares when checked even if they are dead. more...

Gamekeeper Arrested Over Badger Deaths

A gamekeeper has been arrested following the deaths of six badgers in Dumfries and Galloway.

Police and wildlife welfare officers raided a farm near Moffat after a tip-off that snares were being laid and the protected animals being killed. more...

The news comes weeks after the NASC revealed that two gamekeepers, on the Heath House Estate, escaped prosecution after six badgers died in snares on the estate.

ACTION ALERTS

Find a Humane Alternative to Killing Grey Squirrels

The Ark Wildlife Hospital have set up an E-Petition calling on the PM to find an alternative to the senseless killing grey squirrels. We would urge all our supporters to sign it: Sign the Petition Here.

SNARE EDM 314

Please contact your MP today, asking him or her to put their name to EDM 314 calling for an end to the manufacture, sale and use of all snares. For details on how to contact your MP and download a draft letter visit the LACS Alert.

BADGER CULL

Petition the Prime Minister to stop DEFRA's badger slaughter plans. Sign Here

New Gin Trap Pet Horrors

1. Cat Injured in Illegal Snare

A VICIOUS snare maimed a helpless family pet close to a North Yorkshire beauty spot. A warning has been issued after an injured cat was found in the "gin trap" close to Rievaulx Abbey, near Helmsley. more...

2. Cat's Leg Amputated After Gin Trap Horror

In Thornton, Lancashire, a distressed couple were left horrified after their cat was trapped in an illegal "barbaric contraption" and had to have its leg amputated.

Hayley and Stephen Morrell, of Sandwell Avenue, Thornton, are warning children and other pet owners to watch out after their cat, Henry, was caught in a gin trap yards from their home. more...

3. Gin Trap Horror for Cat

In Penzance, a cat returned home screaming in great pain with a gin trap attached to its foot. The cat's owners were unable to free him and had to take him to the vet with the trap attached. more...

Anger at Britain's Worst Ever Snaring Incident

The National Anti-Snaring Campaign (NASC) has condemned the decision not to prosecute two gamekeepers suspected of illegally killing at least six badgers with snares. The case is believed to be the worst ever badger snaring incident in the UK.

An investigation by the NASC and League Against Cruel Sports exposed how the badgers – a protected species – died after becoming trapped in snares set on the Heath House Estate at Stockbridge, Hampshire. more...

Lord Palmer's Manderston House and Cruel Fenn Trap

NASC has received correspondence from Lord Palmer who is keen to resolve any issue of illegal trapping and snaring on his estate.

However, Lord Palmer would not give an undertaking to request his tenant to remove all snares on the estate and so unfortunately badgers are still in danger at Manderston. more...

Angmering Park Estate's Fenn Trap Rabbit Horror

NASC investigators checking the Angmering Park Estate, Arundel came across a rabbit caught in Fenn Trap. Despite being trapped by its head the unfortunate creature was still alive but obviously in a lot of pain demonstrating once again that legal spring traps are inhumane.

Despite freeing the rabbit from the trap and rushing it to a vets it died overnight. updated..