Petition · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Make all types of animal snares illegal in England
Closed
331 signatures
What the petition asks
At the moment self-locking snares are illegal, since the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, but I think that free-running snares should also be illegal, as they are in Wales and Scotland.
We believe that snares are very inhumane. It has been estimated that snares can kill 1.7 million animals per year. They can trap beloved pets, potentially causing them endless pain - in fact, a study also suggested that only a quarter of injured animals from snares are actually the intended target, normally foxes. We want the government to ban what we see as an inhumane mechanism that is still being used throughout England.
Timeline
| 23 Dec 2024 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 23 Jun 2025 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
331
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened
23 Dec 2024
Closed
23 Jun 2025
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 5 Aug 2026.