§ Mr. Bossomasked the Minister of Agriculture if he is aware that when a reward was offered in Canada recently for the delivery of tails of undesirable pests, men were caught cutting off the tails of live animals and then letting them go again, so that they could continue breeding; and if he will therefore consider requiring those asking the reward for killing grey squirrels to deliver the entire carcase and not only the tails.
§ Sir T. DugdaleThe importance of trapping squirrels in a humane manner has been stressed by the Forestry Commission in announcing the campaign, and reference to humane killing of trapped squirrels is made in the published leaflets. Further, it would be an offence under the Protection of Animals Act, 1911, to cut off the tail of a live squirrel. For these reasons I do not believe that the bounty scheme recently announced will have the effect feared, and I do not think the change suggested would be justified.