Found a snare?
If there is a live animal in the snare call the relevant animal welfare charity. We do not advise trying to release an animal yourself as the animal could be injured and require medical attention. Record the incident using our Snarewatch report form.
Scotland
Scottish SPCA
Animal Helpline 03000 999 999
England and Wales
RSPCA
Cruelty line 0300 1234 999
Northern Ireland
USPCA
Animal Information Line 028 3025 1000, caller ID required
Snaring reports
We are adding each of the SnareWatch reports into a geographical area within the United Kingdom, so at some point in the near future these reports will be subdivided into categories. For now they are listed together in date order.
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A fawn, which was extemely distressed, was found struggling in a wire snare on the edge of a farmers field.
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A 'snare' that was made with an aerosol and plastic string was found in a garden in the Seacroft area of Leeds.
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A fox was caught in a snare on Binevenagh mountain in Northern Ireland.
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A couple walking on farmland in the Wareham area discovered the deer caught in the contraption.
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Several wire snares were found in a wood in the Uley/Tetbury area in Gloucestershire.
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The body of the deer was found by a hillwalker in Threestone Plantation, on the eastern side of Hedgehope Hill.
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The animal was found in the Carron Valley Forest area and later died from injuries received.
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A dog was caught in a snare while walking with her guardian in Wrexham, Wales.
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A man walking his dogs in Phoines Estate in the Cairngorms National Park, was caught in a snare which had been set on a vehicle track.
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Three snares were found on separate occasions in the village of Clayworth.
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A driver stopped to attend to a cat that she witnessed being hit by a car in Ashford in Kent.
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A muntjac deer was killed by a snare in Dunmow, Essex.
Subcategories
Latest snare reports
Young deer caught in snare in Bedfordshire
A fawn, which was extemely distressed, was found struggling in a wire snare on the edge of a farmers field.
Read more ...Home-made snare found in Leeds garden
A 'snare' that was made with an aerosol and plastic string was found in a garden in the Seacroft area of Leeds.
Read more ...Fox snared in Limavady, Northern Ireland
A fox was caught in a snare on Binevenagh mountain in Northern Ireland.
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