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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.

Police were called for a male, domestic, short-haired tabby cat who got it’s leg caught in a leg hold trap. The cat was taken to a vet and later euthanized.

A dog was caught and killed in a conibeartrap intended to for nuisance wildlife.

Marley, a female German Shepherd/Rottweiler mix, got 3 of her paws caught in traps set out for coyotes and nearly lost her life. She survived unable to move until she was found by hunters on the fifth day after becoming trapped. Miraculously, she was able to keep all three of her legs with just having her toes amputated.

A pet cat named Curly was caught in a trap set out for raccoons by a neighbor. Curly’s back and tailbone were crushed by the trap and had to be euthanized because of his injuries.

A dog named Dozer was caught in a trap. He sustained broken bones, cuts, swelling, bruising, and had to have his tail amputated.

A cat returned dragging a leg-hold trap clamped to his front, left paw. Trap was removed and his front leg amputated. Incident was reported to Montgomery County Animal Control.

A 65-pound husky/collie mix was nearly choked to death by a steel snare trap during a walk with it’s owner. The owner later went back to the area to post a note to the hunter letting him know that the trap nearly killed his dog and to get rid of the traps before someone gets hurt, when the man himself was caught in a separate trap. His boot triggered a 6-inch diameter, rusty-toothed claw trap just 15-yards from where his dog was caught. The Fire Dept had to cut the claw trap off of the man’s boot. The dog is recovering, and the man was unhurt due to his heavy boots. There was a third bucket trap nearby with a piece of bait inside. All three traps were illegally set.

A 65-pound husky/collie mix was nearly choked to death by a steel snare trap during a walk with it’s owner. The owner later went back to the area to post a note to the hunter letting him know that the trap nearly killed his dog and to get rid of the traps before someone gets hurt, when the man himself was caught in a separate trap. His boot triggered a 6-inch diameter, rusty-toothed claw trap just 15-yards from where his dog was caught. The Fire Dept had to cut the claw trap off of the man’s boot. The dog is recovering, and the man was unhurt due to his heavy boots. There was a third bucket trap nearby with a piece of bait inside. All three traps were illegally set.

A rare golden eagle was caught in a foothold trap meant for a coyote; one toe was amputated. The eagle was rehabilitated and released.