Bill Introduced in the US To Ban Cruel Traps On Wildlife Refuges

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The Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act was recently introduced in the United States. The bill would prevent the use of cruel, body-gripping traps on wildlife refuges and would only allow exemptions if non-lethal methods had been documented as having failed. Despite overwhelming support to ban the use of these horrendous traps, they are still permitted on nearly half of the United State's 566 designated wildlife refuges.

By definition, a wildlife refuge is somewhere where the public and wildlife can safely enjoy the outdoors on protected lands. It's intended to be a safe space for all who enter and for the public, an opportunity to view wildlife in their natural habitat. However, these wildlife refuges are tainted with cruel traps that are indiscriminate in their targets and cause agonizing pain once engaged. Whether we're talking about strangling snares, Conibear traps, or steel jaw leghold traps, wildlife who engage with these traps suffer tremendously as they lie in agonizing pain until the moment they are executed. It's disgusting behaviour, especially when you consider it is happening on land designated for wildlife. 

On top of the wildlife these traps are intended for, humans and domestic animals can also inadvertently engage with these traps. As I mentioned, these traps are indiscriminate in their targets, they'll snap on anything that engages which puts the safety of not only wildlife, but those who visit these protected lands in jeopardy. It's not rocket science to determine that these traps are very unsafe and don't belong anywhere near a wildlife sanctuary. What kind of a "sanctuary" is littered with traps that are so powerful and cruel in nature? It's completely contradictory to the purpose of a wildlife refuge to have it littered with traps intended to hurt / kill wildlife in a cruel and violent manner. 

I think it's pretty straight forward here folks, if something is listed as a "refuge", "sanctuary", or "protected", the last thing that should be scattered around are traps intended to inflict serious damage / death. It's inexcusable that these traps have somehow been permitted to be used when we know that they will inadvertently trap and kill anything that engages with them. It's wholly unsafe for those who visit these refuges and especially dangerous for the native wildlife. 

The only solution is to ban the use of these traps on wildlife refuges. Learn more through the link attached at the top of this post.

​What do y'all think? Is it as obvious as I believe it is that these traps have absolutely no place on protected lands?

HAPPY VEG