<
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politics/wales-becomes-first-part-uk-27210559>
"Wales has become first UK nation to ban snares and glue traps. The Welsh
Government's Agriculture (Wales) Bill is set to introduce bans on the use of
snares and glue traps in Wales - and also paves the way for a new payments
scheme which could incentivise farmers to deliver the highest standards of
animal welfare. The bill was voted through at the Senedd on Tuesday, June 27.
A snare is a wire noose, usually attached to a stake, tree or another heavy
object acting as an anchor. They are usually set to catch foxes or rabbits, but
cannot distinguish between different species of animals - so are indiscriminate
in what they catch. Since 2020, RSPCA officers have been called to attend 12
instances involving snares in Wales which had caught protected species such as
badgers and in some cases, much-loved pets.
While self-locking snares are already illegal in Wales, others are not - but
this legislation will prohibit the use of all snares, or any other cable
restraint, for the purpose of killing or trapping a wild animal, or in any
other way that is likely to injure a wild animal."
Via
Future Crunch:
<
https://futurecrunch.com/good-news-wash-poverty-usa-seabird-conservation/>
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
