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Originally Posted by squeek  please go to Ban Snares and sign the petition to stop snaring in scotland.
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Nope - far too useful a tool in the toolbox and nothing inhumane in properly used snares - even on occasion used by scientists to capture "subjects".
There is a good code of practice, together with specific legislation, for their use and, in my view no justification for a blanket ban.
If you find evidence that snaring in contravention of legislation or codes of best practice is happening then contact your local wildlife liaision officer or RSPCA / SSPCA as appropriate.
You might also do well to take into account that there are people trying to earn a living in the countryside and that foxes to a certain extent impinge on their interests and those of the animals and birds that they seek to protect.
Further there are species in the Uk struggling for survival and requiring protection from predation - as practiced by conservation bodies.
Regards
Mac