The Scottish Government has begun a public consultation that is expected to ban the use of snares.
Moves to ban snares have been welcomed by animal cruelty investigators who say it will stop pets and wild mammals dying in agony.
Since 2019, the charity has recorded 41 incidents of animals caught in snares and 14 of those involved domestic pets. SSPCA chief superintendent Mike Flynn said the proposed snare ban and moves to grant new investigatory powers to his team were long overdue. “The extra powers we are seeking would allow us to take action if we find other potential crimes in the same location. And an outright ban on snares would make the prosecution of those abusing them far more straightforward.
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