Authorities are investigating how a family dog in Alaska was ensnared in a bear trap set in a neighborhood full of pets and children, officials said. The 4-year-old dog died hours after being trapped in a Conibear 220 spring-loaded trap. The trap is designed to kill foxes, beavers, and coyotes. The family says they believe one of their neighbors might have set and baited the trap.
Born Free USA united with API, which sees traps as a particularly loathsome form of animal cruelty, tracks incidents of non-target animals caught in traps.
Officials investigate dog trapping
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