BornFree's 2017 Trapping Report
An Animal Rights Article from All-Creatures.org

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BornFreeUSA.org
September 2017

We hope that our 2017 TRAPPING REPORT will serve as a valuable tool for raising awareness and garnering support for change at both the State and Federal levels. Please help us spread the word by sharing the Report on social media!

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Saturday, September 23, is National Hunting and Fishing Day, a day – according to the organizers' website – to "share the good news about hunting, shooting, fishing."

On the eve of this inauspicious "holiday," Born Free USA has released our 2017 Trapping Report, which includes an actual report card that assigns a letter grade to each state based on the existence and effectiveness of the state's trapping regulations on animal welfare, wildlife conservation, and public safety, ranging from A+ to F. Sadly, for animals across the United States, the news is anything but good.

Despite being a national epidemic, trapping is largely considered to be an issue for state governance and our Trapping Report reveals vast discrepancies between the states in regard to trapping laws and regulations. Some states, like California, Colorado, and Washington, received high marks because of the humane regulations they impose on trapping. But, far too many states fall at the bottom half of the list, with sixty percent of states receiving a grade worse than C! Click here to find out how your state measures up!

Each year, millions of furbearing animals are killed for their coats on public, private, and even protected lands and recreational areas across the U.S. Advocates of trapping claim that trapping is tightly regulated and a quick, humane way to manage wildlife. But, this is simply not true. Commercial and recreational trappers trap and kill animals for profit, selling their pelts for use in the fur industry. Trapped animals often die slowly – by drowning, predation, exposure, shock, injury, or blood loss – sometimes after languishing for days. There are even stories of animals who are caught in traps left unchecked by the trapper for days, and all the while the animals try to chew off their own limbs to free themselves. Imagine that – trying to chew off their own limbs… for days… until they finally succumb. And, it's not just the animals targeted by trappers who suffer. Traps regularly capture unintended targets: our domestic dogs and cats, endangered animals, and even children.

We hope that our 2017 Trapping Report will serve as a valuable tool for raising awareness and garnering support for change at both the State and Federal levels. Please help us spread the word by sharing the Report on social media!

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