Written Question · S3W-37479 · Session 3
What its position is on the extent to which the snaring training courses run by the (a) Scottish Gamekeepers Association, (b) Game and Wild…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the extent to which the snaring training courses run by the (a) Scottish Gamekeepers Association, (b) Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust and (c) British Association for Shooting and Conservation adequately address the issue of the welfare of animals caught in snares.
The answer
The Scottish Government has been involved in drafting the content of the courses currently being run by (a) Scottish Gamekeepers Association, (b) Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust and (c) British Association for Shooting and Conservation and is content that the snaring courses adequately address the issue of the welfare of animals caught in snares. When the Wildlife and Natural Environment Bill comes into force, the Scottish Government will lay an order before Parliament setting out the content of the training course.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-37479 by reference.