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A 65-pound husky/collie mix was nearly choked to death by a steel snare trap during a walk with it’s owner. The owner later went back to the area to post a note to the hunter letting him know that the trap nearly killed his dog and to get rid of the traps before someone gets hurt, when the man himself was caught in a separate trap. His boot triggered a 6-inch diameter, rusty-toothed claw trap just 15-yards from where his dog was caught. The Fire Dept had to cut the claw trap off of the man’s boot. The dog is recovering, and the man was unhurt due to his heavy boots. There was a third bucket trap nearby with a piece of bait inside. All three traps were illegally set.

A 65-pound husky/collie mix was nearly choked to death by a steel snare trap during a walk with it’s owner. The owner later went back to the area to post a note to the hunter letting him know that the trap nearly killed his dog and to get rid of the traps before someone gets hurt, when the man himself was caught in a separate trap. His boot triggered a 6-inch diameter, rusty-toothed claw trap just 15-yards from where his dog was caught. The Fire Dept had to cut the claw trap off of the man’s boot. The dog is recovering, and the man was unhurt due to his heavy boots. There was a third bucket trap nearby with a piece of bait inside. All three traps were illegally set.

A 65-pound husky/collie mix was nearly choked to death by a steel snare trap during a walk with it’s owner. The owner later went back to the area to post a note to the hunter letting him know that the trap nearly killed his dog and to get rid of the traps before someone gets hurt, when the man himself was caught in a separate trap. His boot triggered a 6-inch diameter, rusty-toothed claw trap just 15-yards from where his dog was caught. The Fire Dept had to cut the claw trap off of the man’s boot. The dog is recovering, and the man was unhurt due to his heavy boots. There was a third bucket trap nearby with a piece of bait inside. All three traps were illegally set.

A rare golden eagle was caught in a foothold trap meant for a coyote; one toe was amputated. The eagle was rehabilitated and released.

A black Lab named Deets used for hunting got its right front paw caught in a conibear trap for several days before the Lab was able to gnaw the anchor cable loose and was rescued by a Wolf Creek resident.

Silver Creek Beagle Club illegally set out traps to rid the club of predatory birds to protect the bait rabbits they use to train beagles, violating the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. A great horned owl was found dead in the area as well as a red-shouldered hawk with both legs broken (the hawk was later euthanized). The club was fined $9,450.

A lynx was caught in a trap but escaped – the hair sample left confirmed by the USFWS that it was in fact a lynx

A cat was found in a leg-hold trap in Golden Valley. The cat was caught in a leg hold trap and icked up by a Washoe County Animal Services officer. Her crushed toes were amputated.

After being caught in the trap for an estimated 2 days, Waffles was released from the trap, but the right front leg had to be amputated – incident was reported to animal control but the owner of the trap never responded.

The Houston SPCA received a call on Thursday, July 8th from Harris County Animal Control about a dog trapped in a steel-jaw leghold trap.  Working with Harris County Precinct 1 Constable Jack Abercia’s Office, Houston SPCA Cruelty Investigators arrived to the property in Northwest Houston to find one dog trapped in a live-trap and a second dog, a Boxer-mix dog with one leghold trap on his right front foot and a second trap on his scrotum.  The dogs were quickly rushed to the Houston SPCA.  The Boxer-mix was anesthetized and his were wounds x-rayed and treated.