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Originally Posted by ron1863  We have the same problem in my area where there is a pheasant rearing farm. The owner has loads of these placed around his pens, I think are called gin traps but don't know if they are illegal. My dog, a Yorkie nearly got caught in one but noticed it at the last moment and walked around it. |
Gin traps are not the same as snares. Gins are a leg-hold trap, outlawed in the mid-1950's, snares are a loop of wire designed to catch quarry round the neck. I assume the snare that nearly caught your dog was set on a public footpath? If so, that is very irresponsible and way out of line with codes of practice, and any responsible snarer would condemn such action.
James