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Done. Snares are archaic outdated barbaric Cruelty and MUST be banned NOW 🤬, this is the 21st century for God's sake, and these indiscriminate traps must be stamped out. The SSPCA should have powers to search and seize these vile traps.

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Done

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Such bloody cruelty should automatically be banned !!

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I'm surprised that the Scottish government needs to ask about such a barbaric practice! Snares are such a deliberate act of cruelty that can reach far and wide 'snaring' anything that could unfortunately come across one. I personally had a cat quite a few years ago that got caught in one... she eventually came home skin and bones without one foot...she'd eventually gnawed through what kept her captive! Sub-human is the only word I can find to describe anybody that sets them in the countryside and indeed any one who has knowledge of them being on their land 😿

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Hi Hazel. Very sorry indeed to hear about your cat - awful. the Scottish government are slightly behind the Welsh government, but a long, long way ahead of Westminster. I attended a 'debate' in the House of Commons on snaring and was amazed at the lack of critical thinking and the parroting of press-releases from the shooting industry that some of the MPs were using for their 'arguments'. The piece I wrote on it is here if you're interested: https://protectthewild.substack.com/p/banning-snares-a-parliamentary-debate-in-name-only

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Anyone, government or road sweeper, who doesn't see snares as the disgusting piece of garbage they are need treatment.

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