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Snare AdviceFound an injured or dead animal in a snare? It’s important to act immediately.
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DEFRA Fail WildlifeDefra ‘Independent Working Group on Snares’ stitch-up!
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Fenn type traps to be banned by 2020
The Agreement on International Humane Trapping Standards (AIHTS) is an attempt to enforce an international standard on humaneness for traps relating to fur bearing mammals. Regardless of leaving the EU, the UK government has still agreed to implement.
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Fenn Traps Not Allowed for Stoats after 1 st April 2020
Fenn Traps Not Allowed for Stoats after 1 st April 2020 under Spring Traps Approval Order The Fenn trap does not meet the AIHTS (Agreement
An investigation into the horror of UK fox trapping leads to calls for a ban on snares
Hunt Investigation Team (HIT) has exposed the actions of a fox trapper in Wales. The news has led to calls for a ban on snares
Snared in Wales: Failed by the Welsh Parliament Environment Committee
An RSPCA rescue of a severely injured snared fox is the second one received into Vale Wildlife Hospital from the RSPCA this month. Our research with the
Badger snared and shot near Basingstoke, Hampshire
PRESS RELEASE 16/12/2019 Badger snared and shot near Basingstoke, Hampshire On the 28th June 2019 a member of the public discovered a badger caught by
Duke of Norfolk
The Duke of Norfolk is one of England’s largest landowners. His ancestral seat is Arundel Castle, Sussex where he heavily snares on the Norfolk Estate farms to prevent predation of wild game birds. He also has a home and shooting estate at Carlton Towers, Yorkshire – also littered with snares.
Here for the first time, we have captured a dog and a hare as they are caught in snares. Deer, badgers are also victims of indiscriminate snaring.