Humane trapping standards: March 2019 update - GOV.UK release
The Agreement on International Humane Trapping Standards has come into force and will now apply across England, Scotland and Wales.
“A number of animal species in Great Britain will be better protected from today as new international humane trapping standards regulations come into force.
The Agreement on International Humane Trapping Standards (AIHTS) seeks to improve the welfare of fur-bearing animals trapped for their pelts as well as for conservation and pest control purposes.
It sets out clearly-defined minimum trap humaneness standards and trap testing procedures, creating an internationally recognised benchmark for trap welfare.”
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