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The law on killing squirrels
The Animal Welfare Act 2006 rules that it is illegal to cause “unnecessary suffering” to an animal under your care. This includes animals caught in traps, like squirrels.
It is therefore illegal to kill a squirrel by drowning, asphyxiation or bludgeoning to death.
Posted By: SCC 28 on September 19th 2010 at 17:51:50
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- battle commenced today.... (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 19, 17:26:04
- I've shot 21 squirrels in my back garden now, they are really vermin and tear up the roof (General Chat) - John in Texas, Sep 19, 18:35:34
- not fair your using a Colt 45 (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Sep 19, 19:01:22
- LOL, I wish ! Not allowed to use firearms in the neighbourhood. (n/m) (General Chat) - John in Texas, Sep 19, 19:26:02
- not fair your using a Colt 45 (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Sep 19, 19:01:22
- Worb ripper (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Sep 19, 18:05:34
- You cruel bastard. Poor ickle old cuddly sqirrels (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Sep 19, 17:41:41
- Tree rats with good PR (n/m) (General Chat) - John in Texas, Sep 19, 18:35:54
- vermin (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 19, 17:46:43
- what have they been doing to your garden? (General Chat) - SCC 28, Sep 19, 17:35:08
- and how did you kill them? (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Sep 19, 17:36:30
- put it this way - my neighbour stranges them (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 19, 17:49:18
- *strangles* (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 19, 17:49:49
- right (General Chat) - SCC 28, Sep 19, 17:51:50
- is it legal to cause necessary suffering? (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 19, 19:11:44
- yup. fortunately didn't do any of those. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 19, 17:54:55
- right (General Chat) - SCC 28, Sep 19, 17:51:50
- *strangles* (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 19, 17:49:49
- put it this way - my neighbour stranges them (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 19, 17:49:18
- and how did you kill them? (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Sep 19, 17:36:30
- Are you going to eat them? (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Sep 19, 17:31:23
- no. I did go to a bbq this afternoon, funnily enough, and considered taking them (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 19, 17:47:32
- 9 (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Sep 19, 17:29:56
- I've shot 21 squirrels in my back garden now, they are really vermin and tear up the roof (General Chat) - John in Texas, Sep 19, 18:35:34
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