Badger rescued from snare near Swansea

22.03.2013

Video footage released shows a badger being rescued from a snare near Swansea.

RSPCA Inspector Neill Manley rescued the animal in Parkmill on 18 March. The badger was examined and is currently in our care.

Commenting on the rescue, Inspector Manley said:

This incident highlights the dangers of using snares. It’s actually illegal to ensnare badgers, birds and deer but this instrument may have been intended for other wild animals. This was a free running snare, which are legal but they must be checked regularly and must not be set where a non-target species can access them.

We are opposed to the use of snares and think they should be banned because all too often RSPCA inspectors come across situations where they have caused extreme suffering to animals because they have not been set up properly and regularly inspected.”

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