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#CATCH A LOVER TRAPS PROFESSIONAL#

“there is no other satisfactory solution”, Clause 2(2) states that the Secretary of State may grant a licence if I am a bit confused about how the licences would work. The use of glue traps sounds like a completely gruesome practice, and I am glad that she is taking steps to minimise it. Lady for giving way and for introducing the Bill.

(Citation: Glue Traps (Offences) Bill Deb, 19 January 2022, c4).

The current recommendation is to check traps every 12 hours, but I hope that licensing will encourage the use of technology so that animals are left in traps for the minimum possible time. A pressure pad would alert the pest controller that something has triggered the trap. I think that technology could help to make traps even more humane when they do have to be used. I have spoken with many animal welfare organisations over the past year, and one suggestion was the use of pressure pads. There is another thing for the licensing regime to consider. We must be aware that those people licensed to use the traps must be qualified-and qualified in dispatching animals humanely, because glue traps do not kill animals they just leave them stuck and stranded. All these concerns are, I think, things for the licensing regime, which will be coming into force over the next two years if the Bill is successful. I would also like to thank him for his work on raising awareness of glue traps-over many years, I think.

(Citation: Glue Traps (Offences) Bill Deb, 19 January 2022, c1).

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#CATCH A LOVER TRAPS PROFESSIONAL#

The Bill proposes that they should be a last resort for professional pest controllers, where there is no alternative. It is right to prevent the use of glue traps by the general public. Effective rodent proofing is often a good solution, as are live capture and release or humane lethal methods such as break back traps, which would kill instantly. This Bill has wide support across the Chamber, and it is not surprising that a 2015 survey found that over two thirds of people supported a ban on glue traps.Īlthough it is important that we control rodent populations where they are causing a problem, other pest control methods are available. For anyone doubting the cruelty of these traps, a quick Google search will bring up some horrific photographs of robins, owls and songbirds stuck on them.

Miles the cat, who made the local press, was stuck to four glue traps and had to be put to sleep as nothing could be done to save him.Īs a lifelong animal lover, my grandfather-grandad Mattox, who was born in wonderful Wednesfield in my constituency-instilled in me a love of animals, and of birds especially. While they are sold as rodent traps, many animals get caught on them, with more than 200 incidents reported to the RSPCA over a five-year period, involving cats, garden birds, hedgehogs, squirrels, and even a parrot. The British Veterinary Association reports that trapped animals can suffer from torn skin, broken limbs, hair removal, and die a slow and painful death-from suffocation, starvation, exhaustion and even self-mutilation. Glue traps have the potential to cause immense suffering to animals caught in them.

The Bill proposes the ban of glue traps for catching rodents in all but the most exceptional circumstances. I am delighted to be able to bring forward a Bill that will advance the country’s standards for animal welfare. I thank all fellow Members who have come today for joining me to discuss this important Bill. It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd.