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Rural Scotland 'ignored' as Government confirms ban on humane cable restraints

Scottish farmers and gamekeepers said the ban will make it much more difficult to control fox populations and the predation they carry out on other species such as ground-nesting birds

Rachael Brown
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Rural Scotland 'ignored' as Government confirms ban on humane cable restraints

Scottish farmers and gamekeepers said the ban will make it much more difficult to control fox populations and the predation they carry out on other species such as ground-nesting birds

The Scottish Government has said it is to press ahead with a ban on humane cable restraints - a move described by Scottish Land & Estates (SLE) as a ‘dark day for biodiversity, wildlife and rural livelihoods'....

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