Ask the Defra Secretary to ban glue trap sales in England

Why it's urgent

No closing date or decision date is given, so there is no fixed deadline. The campaign says the traps are still on sale now.

The strategy

Messages to the Defra Secretary ask for a sales ban to close a gap left by the earlier public-use ban. One message adds a small amount on its own, but many messages can show ministers that the public wants the change.

Why it scored 58

Scale: Big

Best guess: under 1 million animals a year. The campaign gives no count of traps sold or animals caught, so this is an estimate based on sales in hundreds of shops.

Severity: Extreme

Glue traps cause agonising, prolonged deaths, which is intense suffering for each animal that is caught.

Chance of success: Plausible

The public-use ban already exists, but the page shows no government commitment to ban sales, so the outcome is uncertain.

Your difference: Small

This is a single message in a mass-contact form, so one message is one among very many.