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Foxes: Wildlife & The Law
Prepared by Samantha Bloomfield
Bsc MA VetMB MRCVS
The following applies to England and for the most part also to Wales and Scotland.
Rescue of the casualty
A casualty in the wild may be in a public place or may be on private property. If it is on private land then the land owner’s permission must be sought to avoid trespassing.
Normally, a free-
Emergency Care of the Casualty and Veterinary Law
Any person can give emergency first aid to an animal for the purpose of saving life and to relieve suffering. The owner of the animal may give minor medical treatment. Otherwise, veterinary surgery must be carried out by a registered veterinary surgeon (MRCVS), or, in some respects, by a registered veterinary nurse (VN)
Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 (VSA) (and supplementary legislation)
Welfare in Captivity
Under the Protection of Animals Act 1911 the following apply:
For free living mammals the Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996 applies. This states that it is an offence to mutilate, kick, beat, nail or otherwise impale, stab, burn, stone, crush, drown, drag or asphyxiate any wild mammal with intent to inflict unnecessary suffering. Under this Act it is not an offence to kill animal on humane grounds to end suffering so as long as it is carried out swiftly and humanely.
Reference:
BSAVA Manual of Wildlife Emergencies. Ed. Mullineaux, Best and Cooper. Chapter
5 The law affecting British wildlife casualties. M.E. Cooper. 2003 (42-
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