{"id":4185,"date":"2022-04-21T10:41:14","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T10:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scottishspca.org\/news-need-for-glue-trap-ban-reiterated-after-birds-caught-in-wishaw\/"},"modified":"2025-01-07T14:29:40","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T14:29:40","slug":"need-for-glue-trap-ban-reiterated-after-birds-caught-in-wishaw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scottishspca.org\/news\/need-for-glue-trap-ban-reiterated-after-birds-caught-in-wishaw\/","title":{"rendered":"Need for glue trap ban reiterated after birds caught in Wishaw"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"paragraph-3833\" class=\"paragraph paragraph--type--content-with-summary paragraph--view-mode--default\">\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-content-with-summary field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p>We are renewing calls for a glue trap ban after a magpie and sparrow were discovered in one of the traps at an address on Pentland Road in Wishaw on 19 April.<\/p>\n<p>The Scottish Government announced their intention to ban glue traps this parliamentary term earlier in the year and the UK Government is also considering a ban.<\/p>\n<p>We have long been opposed to the use of glue traps, which are trays coated with a sticky adhesive typically used to trap rodents and animals classed as vermin.<\/p>\n<p>Scottish SPCA animal rescue officer, Aidan McIver, said: \u201cBoth birds were alive when I arrived but covered in glue and completely stuck to the trap.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery time they tried to free themselves, they were unable to and became more and more distressed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe glue would have been ripping the birds\u2019 feathers out with every movement. The magpie\u2019s wing was completely twisted and broken from trying to break free.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSadly, as the injuries were so severe and removing the glue would have caused the birds even more pain and suffering, the difficult decision was made to put them both to sleep.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGlue traps are still legal in the UK but the Scottish SPCA does not support their use as these traps are indiscriminate and will cause unnecessary suffering to any bird or animal caught in them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose setting the traps are obliged to stop unnecessary suffering by checking them regularly but there is no way of monitoring or enforcing this.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an inhumane method of pest control that has no place in modern society. We would support an outright ban on glue traps.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;\u201cIf anyone finds a trapped animal in distress or spots a trap or snare they suspect is illegal, please don\u2019t hesitate to contact our confidential animal helpline on 03000 999 999.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"lead\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are renewing calls for a glue trap ban after a magpie and sparrow were discovered in one of the traps at an address on Pentland Road in Wishaw on 19 April. 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