questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the use of snares on animal welfare.
answerText: Defra recognises many people in this country have concerns about the use of snares. Free-running snares are currently legal in England and are regulated by law. They must be checked at least once a day and the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 prohibits t...
heading: Animal Welfare: Trapping