Animal snare ban ruled out

Jan 12 2010

The practice of snaring animals will not be banned, Environment Minister Roseanna Cunningham has said.

She told MSPs on Holyrood's Petitions Committee that controls will be introduced to minimise the impact of the wire traps but ruled out banning them.

Animal rights campaigners say pets and protected species are often snared and have submitted an 11,000-signature strong petition on the issue.