31 MAY 1935, Page 3

Rabbits and Gin Traps It would not be easy to

find another assembly in which such a question as that of the Gin Traps (Prohibition) Bill could be discussed with so much practical knowledge as in the House of Lords. Yet the upshot was that a Bill which at the least ought to have gone to Committee was rejected by a majority of four. Exactly opposite views were stated with force. The only point upon which all speakers were agreed was that the destruction of rabbits by steel traps 'causes prolonged suffering to millions-of animals every year. Where so many experts differ it is obvious that 'the case is one for more exact inquiry. It is extremely regrettable that the Bill should have been rejected, out of hand.