TRACY KEELING: Parliamentarians debated whether to ban wildlife-killing snares on 9 January. As MPs pointed out during the session, there’s widespread approval among the British public that the government should prohibit the devices. Indeed, the debate happened because a petition on banning snares reached the 100,000 signature threshold that can trigger parliamentary discussions. Nonetheless, the … Continue reading IN CONTEMPT: British government rejects call to ban wildlife-killing snares in England, against public’s wishes