S. 4038: Exempt Traps Set in Water from 24-Hour Trap Check Requirement [2015]

in New York

Bill Description:
Exempts traps set in water from the requirement they be visited once every 24 hours. Instead, under this bill, traps set in water must be visited once every 48 hours. The bill states the NY Department of Environmental Conservation may require a shorter interval, but no less than 24 hours.[teaserbreak]

Background:
Trapping is a barbaric, antiquated form of hunting. Animals caught in traps suffer immensely from their injuries, long periods of distress, and ultimately die an excruciating death. Many even gnaw off their own limbs in an effort to escape, often dying of a painful infection days later. Archaic killing methods for trapped animals – such as suffocation, drowning and poisoning – are widely used today. Read more on our trapping page.

Many other animals are injured by traps or die as “collateral damage,” including endangered species and family pets. (See our Trapping Incidents Database for more information.) Even one such tragedy is too many, and these types of incidents are sadly all too common.

Take Action:
New York residents, contact your state senator and urge him or her to oppose this legislation!

Read the full text and follow its progress here.

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