Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 87926

Animal Welfare: Trapping

Tabled: 4 November 2025

Answered: 18 November 2025

Question

Damien Egan

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of mandating the use of alternatives to snares for animal control practices.

Answer

Mary Creagh

This is a devolved matter and the information provided therefore relates to England only. Defra has not made an assessment of the potential merits of mandating the use of any particular alternatives to snares for animal control practices. This Government ...

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