SnareWatch is an information-sharing and reporting facility about snaring in the UK.
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.
Scottish SPCA
Animal Helpline 03000 999 999
RSPCA
Cruelty line 0300 1234 999
USPCA
Animal Information Line 028 3025 1000, caller ID required
A driver stopped to attend to a cat that she witnessed being hit by a car in Ashford in Kent.
The cat was found to have lacerations round his neck which were caused by wire which was still attached. It was suspected the wire was a snare.
The cat was taken to a vet but did not survive the incident.
Wire - unknown if legal or illegal
Charing Hill, Ashford, Kent
August 2021
A fawn, which was extemely distressed, was found struggling in a wire snare on the edge of a farmers field.
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