Original Article: https://blog.theanimalrescuesite.greatergood.com/glue-traps-banned-england/

After years of protest and the “Unstuck” campaign by The Humane Society International (HSI), cruel glue traps have been banned across England.

HSI shared the bill was passed unanimously by the House of Lords.

Glue traps are an inhumane way to deal with unwanted rodents and insects. Aside from the immense suffering an animal stuck in a glue track endures, it takes days for them to die. Mice aren’t the only animals who suffocate or break limbs trying to escape the barbaric traps. Birds, reptiles, and even hedgehogs have reportedly been trapped by the sticky adhesive with fatal results.

Wildlife centers urge everyone to stop using them immediately.

The recent ban will apply to the public and some exceptions may be made for professional pest control companies when a situation involves “the purpose of preserving public health or safety”.

Once the ban is in place, which sadly won’t occur for two years, anyone found using a glue trap will face up to 51 weeks in prison.

“Glue traps are crude devices that cause horrific suffering to millions of animals. It is absolutely right that their public use will be banned, and we hope this will precipitate their removal from sale by retailers since it will be illegal for their customers to use them. It is immoral to subject small, sentient wildlife to being immobilised on these sticky boards, only to suffocate in the glue, die slowly of their injuries, or be ineptly killed by unprepared members of the public who resort to drowning or throwing them in the rubbish while still alive. The licensing regime for glue trap use by the ‘pest’ control industry will need to be strictly managed to ensure that these cruel products are no longer casually used with impunity,” stated HSI’s executive director, Claire Bass.

Click here to learn more about the dangers of glue traps from The Wildlife Center of Virginia.

Source: The Animal Rescue Site Blog