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A couple took their two young pups for a walk next to a popular sports complex when one of their pups got caught in a coyote box trap. While the guardian was trying to release her from the box trap, she was caught in the snare trap that was set inside of the box trap. Her guardian was able to release her after retrieving pliers from his car. The pup was passed out from a lack of air and barely breathing.

A dog was injured by a trap in Hugo. According to Washington County Sheriff’s Office, the trap was located on a private property just outside the Clearwater Creek Preserve. The guardian was able to free the dog.

Two women took their dogs for a walk off Bogus Basin when one of the dogs was caught in a foot-hold trap. The women could not get the trap off the dog’s foot and had to carry him to a road to flag down a car for help.

A Great Horned Owl was caught in a conibear trap set for bobcats. Both legs were caught in the trap and broken to the point of showing tendons. The owl was taken to the vet, but because the owl, who was otherwise healthy, could not be rehabilitated, it was euthanized.

A trapper whose traps caught 2 dogs near the Crazy Creek Campground near Sula will be cited for having his traps too close to a campground. The dogs owners could also be cited for removing the traps.

Hunter Geraold Noska’s hunting dog named Sue was accidentally trapped and killed.

A mountain lion accidentally caught in a bobcat trap was euthanized. Tracks of two young mountain lions, likely the trapped lion’s offsprings, were found.

A pet dog was caught and killed in a conibear trap intended for nuisance raccoons while being walked through a state park. Indiana state law authorizes raccoon trapping from Nov. 8 – Jan. 31.

A hunter and part-time trapper’s dog, Penni, was killed after being caught in a connibear trap.

A dog was caught in a leg-hold trap and the guardian bitten when while trying to release. The dog sustained cuts, bruising and swelling on its leg.