Action Alerts From Animal Defenders of Westchester (ADOW)


URGE WESTCHESTER LEGISLATORS TO ENACT GLUE TRAP LAW

From: Animal Defenders of Westchester (ADOW)
March 30, 2026

PLEASE CROSS POST

We have asked Westchester County Legislators to enact a ban on the sale of glue traps in the county. As most of you know, these items, which never should have been sold at all, are monstrous torture devices that cause lenghty, horrific suffering to mice and other beings like birds who wander into their baited vicious path. Animals tear off their own skin or feathers, and chew off their limbs to struggle to get away. Some animals' faces become stuck, leading to prolonged suffocation lasting for hours. Over 170 species of wildlife have been documented in glue traps - including some protected species of birds. They also don't address the issue at all.

The CDC recommends against the use of glue traps
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/28/nyregion/glue-trap-rodents-nyc.html
Mice are intelligent and feel pain and joy just as humans do; they've even been proven to be empathetic towards the suffering of other mice.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/animal-emotions/202102/mice-share-each-others-feelings-of-pain-fear-and-relief
https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/mice-can-learn-much-faster-than-previously-thought
https://www.scienceadvancement.org/reflections/mice-empathy-and-the-ethics-we-ignore/

Glue traps are totally banned in England, Scotland and Wales. Ulster County just passed a bill banning glue traps in county buildings; NYC has introduced a bill for a total ban and a NYS senate bill seeks the same.
Animal Protection bills often have to pass locally before they pass state-wide. This has been put on the docket in Westchester.
PLEASE CONTACT WESTCHESTER LEGISLATOR MARGARET CUNZIO AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR A COUNTRY-WIDE BILL BAN ON GLUE TRAPS:

EMAIL: [email protected]
PHONE: (914) 995-2847

PLS CC VADAT GASHI, CHAIR, BD OF LEGISLATORS (co-sponsored legislation to ban circuses in Westchester along with Rep. Cunzio)
PHONE: (914) 995-2848
EMAIL (VIA STAFF IRIS WEINTRAUB) [email protected]

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