
The AIHTS: What Canada Calls Humane
“Humane” trapping trade agreement allows for 20% failure rate, devastating injuries to animals.
“Humane” trapping trade agreement allows for 20% failure rate, devastating injuries to animals.
We are calling on the government of British Columbia to immediately enact a trap warning sign system that requires trappers to post bright, visible signage at all access points when traps are within 20 metres of a street, service road, trail, pathway, or other publicly accessible area.
Numerous dogs have been injured, maimed and even killed by common traps across Canada this trapping season. And we’ve had enough. In addition to our
Terms like “humane” and “certified” make it seem like trapping wildlife is a painless process. But traps cause suffering – and leg-hold traps, still in use, are no different.
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