MUCH-loved pets, endangered species, protected animals like badgers and otters, and even sheep have all been found dead or injured in snares.

Vets regularly see these unintended victims in their surgeries, so it's no surprise that surveys show they're overwhelmingly opposed to the use of these indiscriminate killing and maiming devices.

Most snares are not even set for a good reason. They are designed to catch predators of game birds so that when a shooting party turns up there are plenty of live targets to aim at.

The horrors associated with the use of snares are catalogued in a new report recently published by the League Against Cruel Sports, entitled War on Wildlife. Copies have been sent to MPs.

As a result, a new Early Day Motion 1473 has cross-party support and calls upon the Government to outlaw the manufacture, sale and use of these cruel and barbaric nooses.

I urge your readers to write to their MPs asking them to support EDM 1473.

IVOR ANNETTS League Against Cruel Sports Tiverton