Update: This bill failed to pass.
Bill Description: If passed, this bill would extend the required time for checking traps from daily to every 48 hours.
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Traps are non-selective and will capture any animal that stumbles on them. While some traps were intended as “instant kill” devices, studies indicate that most animals do not die quickly in them and instead endure prolonged suffering. West Virginia is one of 35 states that requires traps to be checked either “daily” or every 24 hours. By reducing — instead of increasing — the regulation of trappers who use these traps, this legislation goes in the wrong direction. It only extends animal suffering and it should be opposed.