Scotland Campaign

The Scottish Parliament has devolved powers to legislate on issues of animal welfare and the League is working with members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) on a number of different campaigns.

Our priority over the last session of Government was for a ban on snares. Unfortunately politicians stopped short of implementing a full ban on the use of these cruel and indiscriminate traps but a number of new regulations for their use were introduced under the Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011  (WANE) which was passed in March.

The League is continuing to campaign for a ban on snares and following the recent Scottish Parliamentary elections in May will be working to gain cross party support for this. We are also campaigning for a Government inquiry to determine the scale of the problem of illegal dog fighting in Scotland. We want to see better enforcement of current laws and work to raise awareness of the growing problem of dog fighting through public education.

We also work with partners across Scotland to reduce the level of wildlife crime and to push for greater powers to enforce laws preventing crimes against Scotland’s wildlife. The League is a member of the Partnership for Action Against Wildlife Crime in Scotland (PAWS). We are also a member of the Scottish Parliament’s Cross Party Group on Animal Welfare.