Category: Non-Targets Trapped Elsewhere

November 27, 2018 – Upper Peninsula, Michigan

DNR conservation officers and wildlife biologists have responded to recent reports of three wolves accidentally caught in foothold traps. Of those three wolves, two were freed and one was found dead, shot in the head before officers could release it.

An investigation into that wolf’s death is ongoing.

Details of the trapped wolves were contained in Michigan Department of Natural Resources reports filed by conservation officers in the last month.

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3 wolves found caught in traps, DNR investigating 1 shot in head

November 23,2018 – Kamloops

An animal advocacy group says there’s some teeth to a lawsuit filed by a Kamloops man over his dead dog.

Burke Nesjan’s two-year-old dog died in his arms on Nov. 14, 2017, after its neck got stuck in a hunting trap next to the Darlington Forest Service Road, north of Kamloops.

In a notice of claim filed on Nov. 7 in Kamloops court, Nesjan says he was driving to work with his dog, a two-year-old purebred Akita named Kuma, and stopped at a pullout 29 kilometers down the forest road to let his dog out.

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Lawsuit filed by Kamloops man over dead dog “has merit,” animal advocate says

November 20,2018 – Dundalk, Ontario

Winston, their playful 4 year old gentle giant, beloved family member, killed courtesy of trapping. These horrific occurrences are unforgettable and unforgivable for families and friends, yet they continue, including legally. Traps and snares are secreted, baited and unattended thereby causing indiscriminate destruction. Conibear traps are body crushing, very difficult to open and are designed to be quick kill. Unfortunately, the heavy trapping season is just beginning. Where there is trapping, there will be more pets and suffering to come.

Our heartfelt sympathies to this family.

#StopTrapping

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Family dog killed in animal trap set near home

September 29,2018 – Houghton, Mich.

Officials say a gray wolf captured in Minnesota for relocation to Isle Royale National Park has died.

The National Park Service plans to move 20 to 30 wolves from the U.S. and Canadian mainlands to the Lake Superior wilderness park in the next few years to rebuild a once thriving population.

A 4-year-old female and a 5-year-old male were successfully flown there from the Grand Portage Indian Reservation in Minnesota and released earlier this week.

But the park service said Friday night that another female died “despite the best efforts of the attending veterinarians” after being trapped, sedated and driven to a holding facility for a medical exam.

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Wolf dies after capture in Minnesota for relocation to Isle Royale

September 20,2018 – Vancouver

An animal rights organization wants to track down the person responsible for trapping a B.C. raccoon and mangling its leg so badly that it had to be put down.

The Association for the Protection of Fur-Bearing Animals is offering a $1,000 reward for any information about an incident the last week of August where a raccoon was found near Mount Leham in Abbotsford, with its leg caught in a trap. Critter Care Wildlife Society confirmed it treated a raccoon that had been caught in a trap in the Abbotsford area on Aug. 31, 2018.

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Mangled raccoon caught in Vancouver-area trap sparks reward for information

September 7,2018 – Juneau, Alaska

Former convicted poacher now set and/or left snares out to kill wolves resulting in at least 2 bears painfully dying. “The snare had cut through to the bone on both hind legs” of the cub that had to be euthanized. An adult bear was found dead in another of his snares 12-15 miles away! Trappers love their long trap lines. Had identification not been required on the snares, Mark Mitchell, would almost definitely not have been caught. Yet he says the snares were stolen.

Snares are wire cable and cost only a few bucks. They are among trappers favorite weapons spewing and forgetting about them across our landscapes. Montana trappers keep pushing to be able to legally snare wolves, whereas the other trapped species they already can.

How many other innocent animals have suffered the same cruel fate?

Read the full article: His name was on snares that illegally caught 2 bears. He says they were stolen from him.

July 18,2018 – Ithaca, N.Y

Amazing story of a long lost unwanted dog, caught, too, in a trap, and the dedication of caring people. The trap with her foot in it was eventually found. Hereon, we hope Sadie only knows love, caring and devotion.

Read the full article: How a dog traveled 400 miles over 2 years, lost paw in trap is saved by strangers, Cornell

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How a dog traveled 400 miles over 2 years, lost paw in trap is saved by strangers, Cornell
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June 27,2018 – 100 Mile House, BC

Another female bear with cubs caught in a leghold trap. The trap was set allegedly to protect livestock from wolves. Now there’s responsible and respectful husbandry. To give you an indication of the power of these leghold traps, the sow notably suffered a swollen paw. She was tranquilized, ear tagged and released.

Read full article: A sow black bear was tranquilized and released after unintentionally trapped in 100 Mile House

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A sow black bear was tranquilized and released after unintentionally trapped in 100 Mile House
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February 22,2018 – Kane Creek, Utah

The only thing the trapper did that was illegal was not register his trap. The only thing the dog did was love the water.

Teen’s dog killed in illegal beaver trap near trailhead, Rudy Herndon Moab Sun News

December 29,2017 – Wyoming
The indiscriminate cruelty of trapping.

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