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A family dog was killed by a beaver trap set by a local property owner to deal with beavers on his land. No signs had been posted on his property to warn people about the traps. After a campaign by local anti-trapping activists, the New Paltz Village Board voted unanimously to approve a new law to restrict the use of lethal traps to deal with nuisance animals.

A German Shepherd was caught by a steel-jaw leghold trap set on its owner’s neighbor’s property. The neighbor admitted to the owner that he had found the dog and left the animal in the trap for 36 hours without notifying anybody or giving him food or water. After the owner rescued her dog, he began to develop gangrene from his injuries. After veterinary care and antibiotics, the dog eventually recovered. The incident was reported to local animal control officers, who said it was beyond their control to take action against the neighbor who set the trap.”

A female coyote was found with a trap attached to her leg which was only hanging on by a small amount of skin. A State Game & Fish officer helped to rescue the coyote by removing the trap. The coyote survived but with only 3 limbs.

A dog was caught in a steel-jaw leghold trap set in the Burro Mountains while on a walk with her caretaker. The trap was set about 200 feet from her home. The caretaker was unable to remove the trap herself, so with the dog dragging the trap along, they headed back to her home. The caretaker eventually sought help from her neighbor in removing the trap. The dog suffered from swelling and bruising but eventually recovered.

A dog was caught in a trap while visiting the forest with caretakers. Dog was taken to the vet. Trap was not marked and there were no signs indicating that traps were set in the area.

A dog stepped in leghold trap and was taken to the vet and treated for injuries to the foot.

A farmer intentionally set traps for owls in attempts to protect chickens — neighbors called the South Okanagan Rehabilitation Centre for Owls after they spotted a Great Horned Owl floundering in a trap on the farm.

A wildlife photographer’s dog found front leg of a lynx in the woods near the park. The foot likely had been chewed off by the lynx in an attempt to escape a steel-jaw leghold trap, which are set in large numbers in the lands surrounding the boundaries of the park.

Booper died when he ran into wire snare set for bobcat in “Game Production Area” — Game, Fish and Parks Department stated that there is a “big misconception by a segment of the public that these wildlife areas are parks” while explaining why the location of traps are not marked to warn visitors

8-year-old female Chinese sharpei was caught by a snare on 01/20/04 set on the rural property of her owner’s neighbor, a county sheriff’s deputy. The neighbor, upon finding the trapped dog, then shot and disposed of the pet. A warrant was issued charging the neighbor with one count of killing a licensed dog.”