Bill to End Indiscriminately Cruel Steel-Jaw Leghold Traps / Snares On Wildlife Refuges, Reintroduced In the U.S.

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The Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act has been reintroduced in the United States, leaving animal advocates hopeful for a second chance. The bill would seek to ban the use of indiscriminately cruel, body gripping traps on all wildlife refuges throughout the United States. Shockingly, these traps are currently permitted on a whopping 43% of the 567 wildlife refuges around the United States. The Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act will ensure that all wildlife refuges are safe for humans and animals alike, free from being indiscriminately trapped by one of these agonizingly painful, body-gripping traps.

Not My Photo. Photo Taken From The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
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There are so many reasons why these horrendously cruel traps need to be banned from wildlife refuges. First of all, there's the fact that they are agonizingly cruel in their design and intention. These traps snap at such a force that bones are almost undoubtedly broken, but worst of all, they don't kill their targets in most cases. Instead, targeted species like coyotes for example, will be stuck inside the traps for hours in agonizing pain until a human comes along and puts a bullet in their skull. No compassion whatsoever involved in a trapping system like this that renders an animal unable to move, defend itself, or escape the horrendous amount of pain inflicted on it. The suffering that must be endured in one of these painful traps is unbearable to think about inflicting on another living creature. These traps are nothing short of cruelty.

What I believe to be the biggest problem with these traps on these wildlife refuges, is that these horrendously painful traps are indiscriminate. This means, that unintended targets are also susceptible to being caught up in these traps. For example, species like The Canadian Lynx, a big cat that has potential to plunge towards extinction, have been documented caught up in these traps. Those visiting these refuges risk their children, pets, or themselves being snapped up inside one of these traps. The agonizing suffering that anyone or anything would endure if snapped in to one of these snares, is unimaginable to me. The fact is, 43% of the United State's refuges offer visitors this potential.

Banning these cruel traps from public, wildlife refuges is a must. We're imposing devastating cruelty on other living creatures, on public wildlife protected spaces. The Government must recognize that these traps are ineffective in targeting intended wildlife, put endangered or unintended species at risk of being killed slowly, and leave visitors to these refuges at risk of serious injury. Keep the refuges safe for all living creatures and ditch the cruel snares and steel leg-hold traps!

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