Victory! Wales becomes the first country in the UK to ban snares!
On 27 June, members of the Senedd in Wales voted through a total ban on snares as part of the Agriculture (Wales) Bill!
Posted 27 Jun 2023
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On 27 June, members of the Senedd in Wales voted through a total ban on snares as part of the Agriculture (Wales) Bill!
Posted 27 Jun 2023
A ban on snares in Wales via the Agriculture (Wales) Bill is progressing well, having passed Stage 3 of the process.
Posted 16 May 2023
Wildlife in Britain is rapidly declining due to many factors, such as urbanisation, pollution, pesticide use and climate change. However, many wild animals that do survive are labelled as pests and targeted and killed because...
Posted 03 May 2023
On 9 January 2023, a Westminster Hall debate on banning snares took place, with the majority of the MPs speaking at the debate backing our call for a ban.
Posted 01 Feb 2023
In direct response to our government petition being signed by over 100,000 people, this evening Parliament will debate a ban on the sale and use of snares to trap wildlife in Britain.
Posted 09 Jan 2023
Animal Aid is heartened that there is going to be a ban on snares in Wales and hope that England and Scotland will follow.
Posted 27 Sep 2022
Following our government petition reaching the 100,000 signatures needed to trigger a parliamentary debate, the Petitions Committee has stated that it is keen to set a date for the debate – but is waiting for...
Posted 20 Sep 2022
Reindeer are sensitive wild animals who are adapted to live in a cold climate, foraging for lichen, herbs and other plants. They have a natural desire to roam and, as herding animals, some species migrate...
Posted 31 Aug 2022
Thanks to the quick actions of the Calder Valley Hunt Saboteurs, two tiny lambs were freed from snares on a grouse shooting estate.
Posted 08 Jul 2022
The National Anti Snaring Campaign has commissioned a major review of all the available data ever produced on snaring. The review concludes that the only way to stop extremely high levels of non-target capture, illegal...
Posted 02 May 2022