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Originally Posted by
Moobli
Thanks for the link redcollar, but unfortunately it must be a large file and my connection is too slow to allow me to view it
If you could copy and paste any relevant bits, I would be really grateful
aaahh, it's 474KB with 101 pages, so it's a biggie
It is the report prepared by an independent working group, and submitted to Defra in 2005.
The membership of the Working Group:
Membership of the Independent Working Group on Snares
The Chairman invited the following to be the Members of the Working Group:
Mr Dick Best, Veterinary Surgeon
Professor Neville Gregory, Royal Veterinary College
Professor David Macdonald, Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Oxford
Dr Tony Mitchell-Jones, English Nature
Mr Charles Nodder, National Gamekeepers Organisation
Dr Jonathan Reynolds, The Game Conservancy Trust
Mr Stewart Scull, British Association for Shooting and Conservation
Mr Hugh Thomas, Union of Country Sports Workers
Mr Michael Waters, British Veterinary Association
Mr Colin Booty, RSPCA also attended the meetings to 20th May 2005 but,
unfortunately, had then to withdraw from the process due to other work pressures.
The resulting vacancy on the Working Group was taken up by Mr James Cormack,
Chief Inspector SSPCA.
Dr Ian Inglis, Central Science Laboratory – Secretariat
Ms Diane Owen, Central Science Laboratory – Secretariat
The meetings were attended by Dr Jane Goodwin, European Wildlife Division, Defra.
They had this point to make about diversity of opinion among the group:
Dealing with the diversity of opinion within the Working Group
With regards to the membership of the Working Group, some organisations and
individuals believe that the use of snares can be justifiable whilst others hold the view
that snares should never be used. The Working Group worked together with the
common aim of encouraging the use of alternative more humane methods of control
where appropriate and ensuring that snares are used to high standards and in
accordance with agreed codes of practice, minimising risks to the welfare of both
target and non-target animals.
I'll post their summary in a minute.