News
Appeal for traps to be handed in
23/07/2010 15:16:00
FOLLOWING two cats being caught in illegal traps the local SSPCA and Police have announced an amnesty of such devices in Orkney.
Illegal snares and traps can be handed in to Kirkwall Police Station,
with no questions asked.
Mike Lynch, Orkney SSPCA officer said: "We just want them out of
circulation, and remove the temptation that some people may have to try
them out. They will be taken away and destroyed."
Anyone with information about the trap found in the Stromness area,
pictured above, should contact the Police on 872241 or the SSPCA on
761267.
More details on this story in Orkney Today on Thursday.