8.2.04: Snare Ban Demand

A WELSH country pheasant shoot has been slammed by animal welfare groups for using hundreds of snares to kill off wildlife. Campaigners say their investigations at the exclusive shooting estate have revealed the "worst use of snares we have ever seen".

They claim there were "in excess of 600 snares" on the land near Usk. The local MP has described photographs taken by investigators as "very disturbing" and the RSPCA is "gravely concerned". It hopes the footage, collected by the League Against Cruel Sports (LACS) and the National Anti-Snaring Campaign (NASC), will help speed up a ban on snares. [Full Story]