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A family out walking with their two dogs on public land near a river had one of them caught in a leg-hold trap. The dog was released from the trap with no permanent damage. They suspect their other dog had tripped another trap the day before while on a walk in the same location. Oregon Dept of Fish & Wildlife and State Police were contacted and although they conceded that the trap should not have been set so close to residential homes and the road, they were legal.

A family was out for a walk with their beagle puppy named Lexi when she got caught un a foothold trap set near a dirt road frequented by the public. Lexi was able to be freed and nursed at home.

A pet cat named Hops was caught in a leghold trap for approx 12 hrs and had to have her hind leg amputated.

A pet cat returned home with her right, front leg severed attached only by skin. The cat was taken to a vet and was presumed that someone had released her from the trap in which she was caught. Her leg was amputated.

A woman was horseback riding with her dog accompanying her. When she looked up, she saw her dog in a conibear trap next to the road. Her neighbor and his son had set up the trap on their property to catch small amimals. The dog, Lexi, survived without lasting injuries.

A trapper caught a lynx in a trap intended for coyotes and foxes. Upon finding the lynx, the trapper set it free and reported the incident to the Maine Warden Services.

A lynx was unintentionally caught in a leg-hold trap by his right hind foot. The lynx was released on-site after an examination by game wardens and tagged.

A lynx was accidentally caught by a trapper and released.

A woman’s dog got caught in a trap and died while they were out for a walk in an area popular with people with dogs. There was some confusion over whether or not the land was owned by the nature conservancy, which does not allow hunting or trapping, or by the DNR, which does. It appears the trap was set legally.

A dog named Sara was caught by her neck in a snare trap for approx 20 hours. There were around 30 snares in the area where she was trapped. The traps were set out by a neighbor who did not inform the residents of his traps. Sara had a cut all the way around her neck from the snare and it took days for head swelling to go down. She has a permanent ring of white hair around her neck caused by the accident.