Parliament Workbench

Petition · PE01124 · Session 3

Banning the manufacture, sale, possession and use of all snares

Closed Submitted 13 Feb 2008 Rural Affairs
Signatures
7,988
Comments
0
Considered
14 meetings
in the Official Report

What it asks

Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to amend the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004 to introduce provisions to ban the manufacture, sale, possession and use of all snares.

What the petitioner did first

All groups involved have taken part in intensive campaigning now for many years on this issue. The League and Advocates campaigned in 2003 for a complete ban during the passage of the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Bill. When these amendments failed in Committee, the organisations lobbied for a consultation to be issued examining the future of the use of snares in Scotland. During this time a postcard campaign and petition to Ross Finnie, the then Environment Minister was launched.
Two and a half years after the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004 passed through the Scottish Parliament, the Scottish Executive issued a consultation. This closed in February 2007. The principal petitioners responded calling for a ban. (Full consultation responses are attached) Since then several MSPs, including Sarah Boyack, Elaine Murray, Kenneth Gibson and Irene Oldfather, have put down Parliamentary Questions asking when a decision on this issue will be made. Ministers have been made aware of our concern that snaring continues, with the inevitable consequence that animals continue to suffer.

Where it was considered

Official Report
  1. 4 Mar 2008
    Public Petitions Committee
    New Petitions
    1 mention
  2. 9 Sep 2008
    Public Petitions Committee
    Current Petitions
    1 mention
  3. 13 Jan 2009
    Public Petitions Committee
    Current Petitions
    1 mention
  4. 21 Apr 2009
    Public Petitions Committee
    Current Petitions
    1 mention
  5. 8 Sep 2009
    Public Petitions Committee
    Current Petitions
    1 mention
  6. 17 Nov 2009
    Public Petitions Committee
    Current Petitions
    1 mention
  7. 12 Jan 2010
    Public Petitions Committee
    Current Petitions
    1 mention
  8. 9 Feb 2010
    Public Petitions Committee
    Current Petitions
    1 mention
  9. 26 Oct 2010
    Public Petitions Committee
    Current Petitions
    1 mention
  10. 8 Mar 2011
    Public Petitions Committee
    Current Petitions
    1 mention
  11. 1 Nov 2011
    Public Petitions Committee
    Current Petitions
    1 mention
  12. 24 Jan 2012
    Public Petitions Committee
    Current Petitions
    1 mention
  13. 17 Apr 2012
    Public Petitions Committee
    Current Petitions
    1 mention
  14. 26 Jun 2012
    Public Petitions Committee
    Current Petitions
    1 mention

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