Snare ban among new animal welfare rules
Illegal snares can harm pets such as cats
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A ban on animal traps including snares and leg-hold or gin traps has been agreed by the States of Guernsey as part of new animal welfare rules.
The States voted through all seven animal welfare proposals, external in its review of animal welfare legislation.
However, it voted against an amendment, external which would have explicitly outlawed halal or kosher slaughter.
The new laws will also require veterinary practices, nurses and visiting vets to be registered with the States.
Other new rules include bans on fur farming, using wild animals in circuses and force-feeding poultry to make foie gras.
Pet owners have previously been warned about the use of dangerous traps in the island.
The new legislation, which was proposed by Environment and Infrastructure, aims to bring Guernsey in line with other countries around the world and strengthen animal welfare investigations.
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