Ban Leghold Traps in Maryland
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BAN LEGHOLD TRAPS IN MARYLAND
Our group is working to convince the Maryland legislators to ban the use of steel leghold animal traps in that their use inflicts horrible pain on the trapped animals. Read about this issue below. Please sign our online petition for MARYLAND. Note that you must indicate your county in Maryland in order to have greater impact on the legislators. Thank you for your compassion!
Steel leg hold traps cause animals to die desperate, agonizing deaths.
If you are unfamiliar with the horrors of leghold traps, visit http:/www.banlegholdtraps.com/activ.html.
Traps are placed where animals travel frequently, along creek beds, for instance or in trees. Sometimes the trap locations are baited with urine or sex gland scents that lure the animal to a certain trap.
The animal is surprised, painfully gripped and restrained alive. Not infrequently, the animal is clamped on a part of the body that is excruciatingly painful, such as on an eye, the muzzle, or the abdomen.
In an agony of pain and confusion, the animal struggles in frenzy, often mutilating themselves, dislocating joints, breaking their teeth, chewing their leg or paw in an attempt to break free. If they succeed, the traumatized animal has scant hope for survival in the wild; death will come surely by infection, by starvation or by the animals being an easy prey to their predators. Trappers have a name for the phenomenon of animals chewing off their own extremities to escape; they call it "wring-off". To the trapper, it means they have lost a pelt.
For the animal unable to break free, death is no kinder. Exhaustion and unconsciousness are the kindest possibilities, but there are other, grimmer modes of death in the trap. In some jurisdictions the laws pertaining to checking the traps vary from once every 24 hours to once every five days - and such laws are really unenforceable. An animal who does not die quickly is faced with excruciating pain and a desperately panic-filled wait.
What's Happening in Maryland
During the 2003 General Assembly session, the issue of banning leghold traps was studied. The proposal was rejected. Among other things, the study noted that there are about 1,200 licensed trappers in Maryland. A ban would result in them not buying licenses ($24.50) thus costing the state $8,300 annually. Outrageous! Further, the study states that a leghold trap ban "...could also affect the small businesses that buy fur from trappers and sell it to garment manufacturers." That is precisely what we want to accomplish.
If you wish to read a full transcript of study, send an email to [email protected]
Our group is working to convince the Maryland legislators to ban the use of steel leghold animal traps in that their use inflicts horrible pain on the trapped animals. Read about this issue below. Please sign our online petition for MARYLAND. Note that you must indicate your county in Maryland in order to have greater impact on the legislators. Thank you for your compassion!
Steel leg hold traps cause animals to die desperate, agonizing deaths.
If you are unfamiliar with the horrors of leghold traps, visit http:/www.banlegholdtraps.com/activ.html.
Traps are placed where animals travel frequently, along creek beds, for instance or in trees. Sometimes the trap locations are baited with urine or sex gland scents that lure the animal to a certain trap.
The animal is surprised, painfully gripped and restrained alive. Not infrequently, the animal is clamped on a part of the body that is excruciatingly painful, such as on an eye, the muzzle, or the abdomen.
In an agony of pain and confusion, the animal struggles in frenzy, often mutilating themselves, dislocating joints, breaking their teeth, chewing their leg or paw in an attempt to break free. If they succeed, the traumatized animal has scant hope for survival in the wild; death will come surely by infection, by starvation or by the animals being an easy prey to their predators. Trappers have a name for the phenomenon of animals chewing off their own extremities to escape; they call it "wring-off". To the trapper, it means they have lost a pelt.
For the animal unable to break free, death is no kinder. Exhaustion and unconsciousness are the kindest possibilities, but there are other, grimmer modes of death in the trap. In some jurisdictions the laws pertaining to checking the traps vary from once every 24 hours to once every five days - and such laws are really unenforceable. An animal who does not die quickly is faced with excruciating pain and a desperately panic-filled wait.
What's Happening in Maryland
During the 2003 General Assembly session, the issue of banning leghold traps was studied. The proposal was rejected. Among other things, the study noted that there are about 1,200 licensed trappers in Maryland. A ban would result in them not buying licenses ($24.50) thus costing the state $8,300 annually. Outrageous! Further, the study states that a leghold trap ban "...could also affect the small businesses that buy fur from trappers and sell it to garment manufacturers." That is precisely what we want to accomplish.
If you wish to read a full transcript of study, send an email to [email protected]
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Petra Z
- Your County in Maryland
- Charles
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Katherine G
- Your County in Maryland
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Wendi R
- Your County in Maryland
- Anne Arundel
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Marta Hopkinson, M
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- Montgomery
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yang k
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Faith W
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- These are cruel and barbaric. They should be outlawed.
- Your County in Maryland
- Montgomery
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Kelley C
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- Montgomery
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Susan S
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David F
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Deborah A. C
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- Ban Leghold Traps in Maryland
- Your County in Maryland
- Harford
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Alex H
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- It's high time!
- Your County in Maryland
- Montgomery
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Shelley J
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- Please act with compassion
- Your County in Maryland
- Montgomery
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Tammy S
- Your County in Maryland
- Montgomery
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Judy E
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- As a member of an animal rescue, I have seen first hand what these traps can do to our pets. It's just plain cruel no matter what animal is trapped.
- Your County in Maryland
- Prince Georges
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Saskia F
- Your County in Maryland
- Montgomery
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Linda L. H
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- PLEASE ban the traps!
- Your County in Maryland
- Garrett County
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Janis B
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- Calvert
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Nicolien van S
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- Humans are so inhumane! Stop the leghold Traps!!
- Your County in Maryland
- Montgomery County
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Holly D
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- This is the most cruelest thing I've ever seen!!!
- Your County in Maryland
- Baltimore
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Susan M
- Your County in Maryland
- Prince George's County
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Michelle A
- Your County in Maryland
- Baltimore
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Lynne K
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- Md. legislators are a spineless group. Grow a couple, will you?
- Your County in Maryland
- Prince Georges
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Tiffany N
- Your County in Maryland
- Baltimore
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Tonja N
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- Our state does not need to sanction cruel and inhumane practices for a measly few thousand dollars!
- Your County in Maryland
- Montgomery County
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Jackie T
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- Prince George's County
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Brenda B
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- Montgomery
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Donna W
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- Montgomery
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- Montgomery County
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Catherine A
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donna d
- Your County in Maryland
- howard
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Mike L
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- Time to move into the 21st century. Ban 'em!
- Your County in Maryland
- Montgomery County
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Harvey E
- Your County in Maryland
- Montgomery
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Glen B
- Comment
- This practice is not necessary and archaic
- Your County in Maryland
- Carroll
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Sylvie L
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- No need for fur in 2005! This cruel! Stop it! Do the right thing! Please!
- Your County in Maryland
- Canada
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Cindy S
- Your County in Maryland
- Montgomery
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carol j
- Your County in Maryland
- montgomery county
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Meggan S
- Your County in Maryland
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Joseph P. R
- Your County in Maryland
- Howard
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Gail M
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- I have released a number of trapped cats and dogs from leg-hold traps in Maryland, set on private property (with permission? unlikely!) and also, almost stepped in one myself at Lilypons, in public access area -- who set it? These traps are inhumane and dangerous to children, pets and non-target wildlife, such as birds. There are humane alternatives. This is he 21st century, we do not need 18th century cruelty in Maryland. Ban them!
- Your County in Maryland
- Montgomery
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Janette D
- Your County in Maryland
- Prince George's
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Karen G
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- Maryland should not be using these cruel traps.
- Your County in Maryland
- Montgomery
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Sharon S
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- Cruel and unusual punishment to animals.
- Your County in Maryland
- Anne Arundel
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Elisabeth S
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- The reasons given for not banning these traps are ridiculous.
- Your County in Maryland
- Montgomery
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Patricia G
- Your County in Maryland
- montgomery
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Nevin R
- Your County in Maryland
- Harford
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Christine H
- Your County in Maryland
- Anne Arundel
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