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A movement to ban the sale, purchase, and use of inhumane glue traps has received widespread support in British Columbia, and the province needs to know that citizens like you are calling for change.
In 2024, the Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) endorsed a resolution calling for a ban on glue traps provincewide. The following is the text of Resolution NR54 – Ban on Rodent Glue Traps:
Whereas glue traps are an ineffective method for controlling rodents as they fail to address the root causes of an infestation, including access to food and shelter, and they cause fear, pain and distress for captured animals, including rodents and non-target animals like birds, bats, small mammals, amphibians, reptiles, and household pets; And whereas most users are not capable of humanely killing trapped animals, leaving them to suffer for hours, and even days, before dying of suffocation, dehydration, starvation, exhaustion, or exposure:
Therefore be it resolved that UBCM ask the Province of British Columbia to implement a province-wide ban on the sale, purchase, and use of glue traps.
As this resolution was endorsed by UBCM, the province will be issuing a response on how it intends to proceed. It is critical that the province understands this is an issue that citizens across the province care deeply about and want to see action.
We would like to acknowledge Lavinia Rojas and her leadership on this issue.
Take Action
Use the form below to send an email to BC’s Minister of Environment and Parks, Tamara Davidson, to ensure your voice is heard. You may also email Minister Davidson at [email protected]. The Fur-Bearers will share updates when the province issues its response to UBCM. Please note the form below may not recognize addresses inputted via autofill features. If you receive an error message, please try deleting the address and manually typing it in.
Additional Reading
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