This agreement will cover all mechanical traps for restraining or killing animals. An import ban, on the other hand, would only cover the leg-hold trap which sadly does not have a monopoly on animal cruelty. If the agreement is approved by European Ministers, it would be an ambitious step towards binding, international, scientifically based standards on humane trapping which currently do not exist.
Si l'accord est approuvé par les ministres européens, il constituera une étape ambitieuse sur la voie de l'adoption de normes internationales contraignantes dotées d'une assise scientifique en matière de piégeage sans cruauté, alors que celles-ci font actuellement défaut.