Scottish Animal Welfare Commission’s (SAWC) Report on Snaring
- Submitted by: Christine Grahame, Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party.
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 December 2022
- Motion reference: S6M-07203
That the Parliament notes the Scottish Animal Welfare Commission’s (SAWC) position paper on the trapping of terrestrial wild mammals using snares; highlights the paper’s recommendation that the sale of snares and their use by both public and industry be banned in Scotland, on animal welfare grounds; notes that according to the SAWC position paper, wild mammals and birds are sentient beings and that snares cause significant welfare harms to members of both target and non-target species, and encourages the prompt implementation of this recommendation.
Supported by:
Karen Adam, Clare Adamson, Colin Beattie, Siobhian Brown, Stephanie Callaghan, Maggie Chapman, Jackie Dunbar, Pam Duncan-Glancy, Bill Kidd, Monica Lennon, Fulton MacGregor, Rona Mackay, Ruth Maguire, John Mason, Marie McNair, Jenni Minto, Audrey Nicoll, Alex Rowley, Mark Ruskell, Colin Smyth, Paul Sweeney, David Torrance, Mercedes Villalba