Snares - How many more animals must die in agony before they are banned?

Snares are thin wire nooses that are set to trap any animal perceived to be a pest or threat. The primitive design of a snare silently garrotts its victims and often leads to a painful and lingering death. Commonly used by gamekeepers to catch foxes, rabbits and stoats, many protected mammals such as badgers and otters plus livestock and even domestic pets are either caught, seriously injured and killed in snares. Find out more.

Snaring is banned in countries across Europe but is still legal in the UK. The League believes that snaring is terribly cruel, indiscriminate, and wholly unnecessary and are calling for a total ban on the manufacture, sale and use of all snares in the UK.

What are we doing?

The League is working to end snaring. We have made great strides in raising awareness but we need a ban urgently to put an end to the suffering of the animals caught in snares.

We want to see the law changed to ban snaring. Our campaign brings together people from all over the country who want to see and end to these cruel traps.

• The League works in the countryside to expose the cruelty of snaring.
• We investigate abuses of today's weak and poorly-enforced laws.
• We asked vets what they thought about snares: 91% of respondents wanted a ban on these cruel traps.
• We lobby the European Union for tougher action.
• Our political team making the case for legislation in Parliament.
• We get the horrific facts out in reports and surveys.
• Our campaign puts snaring into the media spotlight.
• We build partnerships with other charities and campaigning groups to see an end to snaring in the UK.

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