P-05-715 A Ban on the Manufacture, Sale and Use of Snares in Wales.
P-05-715 A Ban on the Manufacture, Sale and Use of Snares in Wales.
This
petition was submitted by the League Against Cruel Sports, having collected
1,405 signatures.
Petition Wording
We
call on the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government to ban the
manufacture, sale and use of snares in Wales.
Additional information
Snares
are thin wire nooses designed to trap ‘predator’ species. The nature of their
design means that – despite supposedly being used as a restraining device –
they cause severe injuries to those animals they catch. These injuries include
limb amputation, strangulation and often death.
According to Defra, up to two thirds of those
animals caught are not even the target species. Most frequently snares are set
to catch foxes, but in reality, they catch badgers, deer, and domestic pets. In
Wales, some 370,000 animals are snared every year. That’s more than 1,000 a
day.
In 2015, the Welsh Government introduced a
Code of Best Practice on the use of snares, but compliance with the Code is
voluntary and there are no checks in place or penalties for those who do not
comply. Even a Code-compliant snare is a crude, indiscriminate device, more
likely to cause injury or death than to restrain an animal.
The Welsh Assembly has the power to end this
practice, and lead the way for animal welfare in the UK by banning the
manufacture, sale and use of snares in Wales.
Petition handover in the
Senedd
Status
This petition was considered completed by the Petitions Committee at its meeting on 07/11/2017.
The Committee considered correspondence from the petitioner and agreed to close the petition given the issue has recently been the subject of detailed attention by the Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee, and that the Welsh Government has accepted that committee’s recommendations.
Full details of the consideration of this petitions by the committee and related documents can be seen on the Meetings tab above.
It was first considered by the Petitions Committee on
27/09/2016.
Constituency and Region
- Gower
- South Wales West
Further information
Business type: Petition
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
Status: Complete
First published: 14/09/2016
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