Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.THE Scottish SPCA is appealing for information after a badger was found in an illegal snare in Airdrie.The Society’s special investigations unit was alerted to the disturbing discovery in the Lily Loch area on July 5.The snare that killed the badger – who has been dead “two or three months” – was illegal as it had been set on a fence line.This is unlawful due to the risk of an animal trapped being wholly or partially suspended, which can lead to severe unnecessary suffering.The snare also didn’t have a “stop” which does not allow the device to tighten after a certain point.All snares are legally required to have an identification tag but this was absent on this.
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