The use of snares and glue traps has been banned in Wales from at present, in a UK first.
The Welsh authorities says the transfer marks an “historic day for animal welfare”.
Rural affairs minister, Lesley Griffiths, stated Wales strives for the “highest standards of animal welfare”.
“The use of snares and glue traps are incompatible with what we want to achieve,” she stated.
“Many animals will now be spared probably the most horrible struggling on account of this ban.
“I’m proud Wales is the first of the UK nations to introduce such a move.”
Snares are a entice which normally have a noose of wire or wire, whereas glue traps are small boards with very sticky adhesive.
Campaigners have welcomed the ban.
Will Morton, head of public affairs on the League Against Cruel Sports stated Wales was “leading the way in animal welfare”.
“The ban on the use of snares will protect wild, farmed and domestic animals from falling victim to these brutal devices, a move that will be welcomed by the vast majority of the Welsh people,” he stated.
He added the league now deliberate to foyer the UK and Scottish governments to comply with swimsuit.
There are considerations, nonetheless, {that a} whole ban will impression some conservation initiatives.
Countryside Alliance’s Wales director, Rachel Evans, stated she questioned the way in which the laws got here to fruition and the proof behind it.
She added the alliance believes the ban “risks hampering conservation efforts to protect rare ground nesting birds such as curlew”.
She has urged members and supporters of the Countryside Alliance to comply with the regulation.
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Welsh authorities minister Lesley Griffiths stated the transfer to ban snares and glue traps was not a matter of stopping predator or rodent management.
“There are other more humane ways to do this,” she added.
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