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Another badger was returned to the wild after being saved from a snare in Ceredigion. A couple living in Llwyndafydd have spoken about their shock and distress at finding a dead badger with a snare wrapped around its waist on their 21-acre smallholding. They believe that the snared badger had broken free from where the snare was anchored, but died on their land from the wounds inflicted. Neil and Clare Roberts spoke to leading national animal welfare charity League Against Cruel Sports about their upsetting experience. “I was really upset about the suffering the badger must have exp...
It had a snare around its chest, the RSPCA says Suzanne Smith said: "Sadly, this poor badger was found dead after a road traffic collision on a lane off the A465. "I soon found a snare around his chest which would have not only impeded his movement and stopped him from getting away from the cars, but also caused him a great deal of pain. "Snares are dangerous and indiscriminate and the RSPCA wants to see an outright ban on their use. "But while they are still legal, people must know the law around snares – and it's illegal to set one to catch a badger."
A badger has been returned to the wild after being saved from a snare in Ceredigion - with the animal's rescue and release caught on video. The badger was spotted struggling amid shrubs and hedgerow - before an RSPCA officer found that the wild animal had become trapped by a snare. Picture: RSPCA Officers from the animal welfare charity were alerted after the badger was spotted laying down and struggling to move in shrubs and hedgerow at an undisclosed location in the county. Inspector Jemima Cooper arrived to find the badger entangled in a snare around his chest. During the rescu...