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Ban Leg-Hold Traps in BC!

This fox was found dragging a leg-hold trap on her front paw. All the bones were broken and exposed. Fortunately, Northern Lights Wildlife Society was able to take in the fox and save her kits. Their fates remain uncertain but one thing is clear: leg-hold traps do nothing but cause suffering. Images provided by Northern Lights Wildlife Society.

It is time to end the use of leg-hold traps in British Columbia.

The devastating injury to a pregnant fox in Houston, BC is the latest in an ongoing string of horror stories involving the steel devices. Her paw was crushed – multiple broken bones were visible through the large gash. Fortunately, Northern Lights Wildlife Society was able to save the young mother’s kits: four healthy, squirming fox babies are being hand fed by permitted wildlife rehabilitators. The fate of the mother herself remains unknown.

Such hideous incidents occur regularly in British Columbia: a coyote with a mangled paw, raccoons desperate to get rid of the devices biting into their appendages, and, according to government documents, several reported pets per year.

Trappers and the government point to a trade agreement and research (the AIHTS) as to why these traps are humane and should be used; but no amount of laboratory testing excuses the predictable pain and suffering leg-hold traps cause to wildlife and pets in our province.

The government must respond now to the anguish they have allowed for decades. It is time to ban the use of leg-hold traps in British Columbia.

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BC Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Resources Doug Donaldson and Premier John Horgan

Subject: Ban cruel leg-hold traps in BC!

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Premier and Minister, This month a pregnant fox dragged herself down a road, trying to survive. The threat was a leg-hold trap clamped firmly on her front paw. When she was found and taken to a permitted wildlife rehabilitation facility it was documented that her major bones were all broken in that paw - and an x-ray wouldn't be needed to see the damage: the bones were completely exposed. This isn't new or shocking in British Columbia - leg-hold traps have tortured animals for decades. Your own documents reveal that about 8 pets are reported injured or killed in traps every year. Yet the government continues to pander to the handful of trappers who put the millions of pet owners at risk and cause torment to wildlife necessary to our province's health. No amount of testing or regulation, including the AIHTS, is preventing this and to claim these traps are humane is to intentionally ignore the evidence available. The government of British Columbia is responsible for holding the safety and welfare of our environment and wildlife in trust for all people. It is time to ban the leg-hold trap in British Columbia, for good. I expect to hear from you with a plan to end the use of leg-hold traps in British Columbia, not excuses.

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