Wales is on track to become the first country in the UK to ban the use of snares, with politicians voting on Tuesday to pass legislation to deliver greater protection for wildlife. The vote to ban snares was part of the stage three debate on the Agriculture (Wales) Bill, during which […]
The Welsh Government is preparing to press ahead with a ban on snares as part of a bid to protect the nation’s wildlife. The plan to introduce a ban on snares via the Agriculture (Wales) Bill has received support from the influential Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs (ETRA) Committee, with the […]
Lawmakers are set to debate proposals made by wildlife protection organisations to ban the use of snares, Westminster announced on Friday. The call to ban snares will be debated by MPs on Monday 9 January in Westminster Hall after over 100,000 people signed a government e-petition to outlaw the cruel contraptions. […]
The Welsh Government has published landmark legislation to outlaw the use of snares for trapping and killing wildlife on the nation’s game bird shooting estates. In the new Agriculture (Wales) Bill introduced in the Senedd, a complete ban on the use of snares has been included to be passed into law. […]
Wildlife protection organisations are celebrating reaching a major milestone in the campaign to ban animal snares. Over 100,000 people have now signed a government petition to outlaw the cruel contraptions, which the government is understood to be considering debating in Westminster. Snares are routinely set to aid the killing of foxes […]
