Dr. Nan Zyla-Wisensale, a longtime animal welfare activist in Connecticut, said that she has been advocating to ban the use of leg-hold and body traps for decades without success.

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Dr. Nan Zyla-Wisensale, a longtime animal welfare activist in Connecticut, said that she has been advocating to ban the use of leg-hold and body traps for decades without success.

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A 3-year-old Shetland sheepdog died last week after getting caught in what’s called a body-gripping trap off a wooded trail. State authorities are investigating.

More than 100 species including birds, bats, chipmunks, turtles, rabbits and flying squirrels have been caught in the traps and transported to animal hospitals in need of life-saving care, Shaw said.

Trapping can hurt or kill not only targeted animals but also unintended ones like birds, chipmunks, mice, and squirrels. They can accidentally get caught in the trap get injured and die. Body-gripping ...

Animal Trap Ban on Oregon Ballot. September 23, ... The final blow could come Nov. 7, when Oregon voters decide a ballot measure that would ban body-gripping animal traps.

"My husband found him crushed to death," Gendron, 48, of Danville, said yesterday, recalling the gruesome December discovery in a neighbor's backyard. "The cat was part of the family -- it's just ...