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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.”

A red-tailed hawk was found caught in a leghold trap. His leg bone and flesh were severed. Oregon State police fined the guilty party for not having proper permits for the trap and for improperly baiting the trap.

A Black Labrador retriever survived 19 days in the bush with a wire snare digging into her neck. She was 20 pounds lighter and her teeth were worn down from gnawing at the retraining snare. Her veterinarian estimated that the snare was on the dog’s neck for three days, but somehow the dog made it home.

A few miles north of Duluth, an endangered lynx, “No. 10,” was caught in a snare set for a fox. Killing a lynx is a federal offense. The trapper called a local conservation officer who notified the U.S. Forest Service. Wildlife researchers took the wildcat to the Duluth Zoo, where a vet proclaimed him fit and the researchers promptly re-released him near where he had been trapped.

A 16-year-old girl was caught by the foot in a trap set for beaver. The girl was wearing lace-up boots and was caught on the heel. She escaped without injury

Suzy was not more than half-mile from her home by a lake, when she was caught in a snare placed illegally and without her guardian and the land-owner’s permission. Suzy suffered for 2 hours before she died.

A yellow lab named Holden was caught in a trap while being walked by a couple. The trap meant for beavers was on a farmland close to a gravel road. The trap clamped down on the dogs throat. The couple tried in vain to release the trap, but Holden died witin 2 minutes while being held by his guardian.