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Animal Welfare: Trapping

Question for Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

UIN 35829, tabled on 5 March 2025

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to ban animal snares in England.

Answered on

11 March 2025

The Government will introduce the most ambitious programme for animal welfare in a generation. As outlined in our manifesto, we will bring an end to the use of snare traps in England. We are considering the most effective way to deliver this commitment and will be setting out next steps in due course.