Petition · past parliament · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Ban animal traps, snares and poison that injure or kill animals
Closed
122 signatures
What the petition asks
I would like the government to pass a law banning the setting of animal traps and snares which can cause injury or death to the trapped animal. Poisons can not only kill the animal that consumes the poison but can also kill predatory animals further up the food chain.
Traps and snares can be indiscriminate and quite often do not kill the intended target. An animal caught in a trap or snare does not always die immediately and can endure hours of suffering before it succumbs to its injuries. Sometimes losing a limb in its efforts to escape.
Poisons can inflict a slow and painful death to the victim. The poisoned body can then be eaten by a domestic pet or a predatory animal poisoning them as well. Some of our endangered wildlife such as owls are killed in this way.
Poisons can inflict a slow and painful death to the victim. The poisoned body can then be eaten by a domestic pet or a predatory animal poisoning them as well. Some of our endangered wildlife such as owls are killed in this way.
Timeline
| 13 May 2024 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 29 May 2024 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
122
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened
13 May 2024
Closed
29 May 2024
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.