BAN SNARES

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Another horrible snare injury in Wales March 03, 2021

Fox and cat snared at Bolton Abbey owned by the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire based at Chatsworth House.

Cat and fox died in snares at Bolton Abbey Estate Grouse moors which cover 13,500 acres in North Yorkshire including Barden West and Barden East moor

Pet dog trapped in snare on Queen’s Sandringham estate ‘nearly froze to death’

New snaring petition in Wales

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Snare Advice

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DEFRA Fail Wildlife

Defra ‘Independent Working Group on Snares’ stitch-up!

NASC Petition

Download the anti-snares petition and get your friends and family to sign.

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.

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.