gamerooster 1,179 Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 and as its your duty to prevent suffering, that the rabbit is yours Just what I like : country wisdom ! Just never quote me on this if you go to court lol Quote Link to post
Matt 160 Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 Do you never have the problem of the fenns throwing rabbits clear of the jaws? As you are legally obliged to set traps for rabbits either 'within the overhang' of a burrow, or in another natural or man made tunnel, it should not be possible for the quarry to be thrown clear of the jaws. Many years ago I had a conversation with Mr Fenn himself about some foul catches I'd been having. He correctly diagnosed almost immediately that my tunnel roofs were too high. The Fenn was designed to work 'against' a tunnel roof. Mr Tea Pot, if you set a snare using the fence to anchor it, if the rabbit was on the other side of the fence, would you legally be allowed to pull it back through? That would depend on who exactly owns the fence, and were exactly the boundary is. Whilst you have a 'duty of care' to check traps set for rabbits or hares to prevent 'unnecessary suffering', that doesn't mean you have to remove any game caught. My interpretation of the law would be that if a rabbit was just over the boundary suffering you would be obliged to end that suffering at the earliest opportunity, but that you should then offer the carcass to the landowner on who's land it actually died. An interesting thought though.... Quote Link to post
gnipper 6,521 Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 If you're snaring a boundary fence would you not need to find out who owns the particular fence too? Quote Link to post
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